SR0781 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Joan M. Clark of Johnsburg, who passed away on July 3, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Joan Clark was born in Chicago on March 29, 1929 to Martin and Margaret (nee McGeever) Quillinan; she had been a resident of Johnsburg since the 1960s; and

WHEREAS, Joan Clark was a mother and homemaker while her children were young; as they got older, she worked at the MarRay Costume Shop in McHenry and later at Pink Harrison's Resort on Pistakee Bay; and

WHEREAS, Joan Clark loved to entertain and always welcomed a houseful of family and friends; she served as an election judge for many years and was an active member of St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, where she acted as lector, Eucharistic Minister, Minister of Care, parish coordinator for Meals on Wheels, and founding member of St. Perigrin Cancer Support Group; she was also the Chairperson for their annual craft bazzar; and

WHEREAS, Joan Clark was preceded in death by her husband, John "Jack" Clark; her parents; and her brother, John "Jack" Quillinan; and

WHEREAS, Joan Clark is survived by her children, Michael (Melody) Clark, Peg (Michael) Boro, and John Clark; her grandchildren, Michael David Boro, Jack Nelson Boro, Brandy (Doug) Bourey, and Dallas (Mandy) Rodiek; and her great-grandchildren, Ethan and William Ford, Alex Bourey, and Evey Rodiek; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Joan M. Clark, 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 Joan Clark as an expression of our deepest sympathy.