Full Text of SR0665 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Theo Jean Kenyon of Peoria, who passed | 4 | | away on November 19, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Theo Kenyon was born in Peoria to Theo | 6 | | (Younglove) and Eugene Ahrends on September 5, 1922; she | 7 | | graduated from Peoria High School and Northwestern University, | 8 | | where she was the first woman editor of the Daily Northwestern | 9 | | and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor | 10 | | society; she married Leslie H. Kenyon on October 23, 1954; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Theo Kenyon joined the Peoria Journal Star in | 12 | | 1944 and worked there until 2010 as a reporter, feature | 13 | | writer, and arts critic; her decades-long career at the | 14 | | Journal Star included press coverage of presidential | 15 | | candidates such as Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and | 16 | | Governor Adlai Stevenson II; she also reviewed plays, | 17 | | concerts, and art shows; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Theo Kenyon loved The New Yorker magazine and | 19 | | taught classes on it for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute | 20 | | at Bradley University; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Theo Kenyon was a charter member and twice |
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| 1 | | president of the Peoria Newspaper Guild and walked the picket | 2 | | line in its strike to acquire health care coverage for its | 3 | | members; she supported the Central Illinois Landmarks | 4 | | Foundation, the Heartland Festival Orchestra, the Peoria | 5 | | Symphony Orchestra, the Lakeview Museum, and the Peoria Art | 6 | | Guild; she was a member of the Universalist Unitarian Church; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Theo Kenyon was a generous person and gave | 9 | | wonderful Christmas parties and gifts to friends; she could be | 10 | | counted on to supply treats for any party she attended; she | 11 | | worked with her husband on historic preservation and helped to | 12 | | save The Grand Army of the Republic Hall; in 2015, she donated | 13 | | the funds for the hall's elevator in his honor; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Theo Kenyon was preceded in death by her husband, | 15 | | Leslie; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Theo Kenyon is survived by several cousins; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Theo Jean Kenyon and extend our sincere condolences to her | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Theo Kenyon as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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