Full Text of SR2137 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Frances Gay Bryant of Godfrey, who passed | 4 | | away on July 24, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frances Bryant was born in Miami, Oklahoma to | 6 | | Frank and Gladys Pauly on November 26, 1939; she was educated | 7 | | in the public schools in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and graduated | 8 | | from Lindenwood College in St. Louis, Missouri in 1962; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Frances Bryant worked as Director of Programming | 10 | | for KMOX Radio; following her marriage and her move to Alton, | 11 | | she devoted her life to her family, her friends, and the many | 12 | | organizations she served; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Frances Bryant served consecutively on three | 14 | | boards for the Alton Memorial Hospital (Board of Directors, | 15 | | Foundation Board, and White Cross Auxiliary Board); her ability | 16 | | at creative fundraising was legendary; she also worked with the | 17 | | Alton Children's Theater, the Junior League of Greater Alton, | 18 | | the Alton Women's Home, the Alton Marketplace, Riverbend Head | 19 | | Start and Family Services, and the Alton Community Service | 20 | | League; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Frances Bryant was named a Woman of Distinction by |
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| 1 | | the Alton YWCA; she was designated by the St. Louis area as a | 2 | | Woman of Achievement, in part for her careful administration of | 3 | | the Episcopal Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief after | 4 | | the great flood of 1993; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Frances Bryant was dedicated to the Episcopal | 6 | | Parish of Alton, where she served multiple terms on the Vestry, | 7 | | chaired every imaginable committee, was a constant presence in | 8 | | the kitchen, and directed the church school and youth group for | 9 | | over 25 years; her involvement with Episcopal youth at the | 10 | | local level soon drew her into State and national
Episcopal | 11 | | youth event planning; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Frances Bryant was preceded in death by her | 13 | | husband of over 50 years, Bill, and her son, John; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Frances Bryant is survived by her daughter, Meg | 15 | | Johnson (Scott Dorris), and her grandsons, Will and Bryant | 16 | | Johnson; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Frances Gay Bryant, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 21 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Frances Bryant as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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