SR0474 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  
 

 
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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Nancy Corbett Dillon of River Forest, who 
4passed away on November 19, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, She was born February 20, 1924, in Chicago, the 
6second daughter of Helen Rodgers Corbett and John Roland 
7Corbett; she attended St. Luke Elementary School and Trinity 
8High School in River Forest; she attended Rollins College in 
9Winter Park, Florida, on a full scholarship for tennis; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, She was introduced to tennis, her lifelong 
11passion, in the summer of 1938, at the River Forest Tennis 
12Club; at Rollins College she had the privilege of playing with 
13some of the most talented tennis players of the 1930s and 
141940s, including Pauline Betz, Jack Kramer, Dodo Bundy, and 
15Shirley Fry; she shared, with Fry, the National Clay Court 
16Doubles Championship; she was ranked 17th in the nation at one 
17point in her career, she was also Illinois State Champion and 
18Midwestern Sectional Champion; she was named to the Rollins 
19College Hall of Fame and was the recipient of the St. Luke's 
20"Heart of the School" award; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, She married Robert "Lefty" Dillon, of River 
22Forest, her high school sweetheart; she resided at 533 Forest 
 
 
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1Ave., in River Forest, named "Honorary Nancy Dillon Way" by the 
2village in 2011 for her years of service; she served as a River 
3Forest Village Trustee for more than 20 years, the longest term 
4in the history of the village, retiring in 2009; she also 
5taught social studies at Proviso East and West high schools and 
6taught tennis during the summer months at the River Forest Park 
7District (Keystone Park), the Oak Park Tennis Club, and the 
8River Forest Tennis Club; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; 
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11    WHEREAS, Nancy Corbett Dillon is survived by her sons, 
12Robert F. Jr., David M., Stephen J. (Winnie), Daniel W. (Mary), 
13and Jack E. (Sandra); her 15 grandchildren; and her 7 
14great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
17her family and friends, the passing of Nancy Corbett Dillon; 
18and be it further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to the family of Nancy Corbett Dillon as a symbol of 
21our sincere sympathy.