SR1485 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dorothea Jeanne Marsh of Mahomet, who passed away on September 12, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Jeanne Marsh was born in Bunker Hill on November 8, 1924 to Lawrence and Edith (nee Whitfield) Schreier; she graduated from Bunker Hill High School in 1942 and attended Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri; she married Donald R. Marsh in Bunker Hill on November 17, 1949; and

WHEREAS, Jeanne Marsh worked in her uncle Dean Link's drug store in Saint Louis; and

WHEREAS, Jeanne Marsh had a lifelong love of libraries and books, and served as a volunteer on the Bunker Hill Library Board for 40 years; she enjoyed sewing, growing houseplants, and traveling, especially her recent autumn trips to Vermont; and

WHEREAS, Jeanne Marsh was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Donald, and her parents; and

WHEREAS, Jeanne Marsh is survived by her 2 children, J.L. (Haven) Marsh and Lisa (Mark) Alan, and her 3 grandchildren, Lian Alan, Tara Alan (Tyler Kellen), and David Marsh; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Dorothea Jeanne Marsh, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Jeanne Marsh as an expression of our deepest sympathy.