HR0472 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives have learned with great sadness of the death of Stacy Verne Dixon; and

WHEREAS, As a skilled professional, Stacy Dixon provided widely respected public relations counsel to a wide range of clients, including AT&T, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Arlington International Race Course, and Chicago Day, a citywide open house for 15 cultural institutions; and

WHEREAS, Stacy Dixon was a graduate of Eastern Illinois University; she advanced her love of reading by her involvement in the Beverly Bookinistas and the South Look Book Club; and

WHEREAS, Stacy Dixon partnered with her husband, Jeff, to found and grow Dixon and Company and help dozens of other national, regional, and local entities; and

WHEREAS, Stacy Dixon and Jeff took great pleasure in relaxing at their summer home affectionately known as "Purple Haze" for its lilac paint scheme; and

WHEREAS, Stacy Dixon is best known and fondly remembered as the loving mother of Jessica and Whitney; the loving grandmother of Lily; the loving daughter of Shirley Allers and Wayne Boyle; and the loving daughter-in-law of United States Senator Alan J. and Jody Dixon; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Stacy Verne Dixon and will remember that Illinois and its citizens are in a better place because of her effort; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Stacy Dixon as a symbol of our deepest sympathy.