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92_SR0557
LRB9218248HShs
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with great sadness of the death of Judy Behrens
4 Dunham of Aurora on Friday, August 30, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Mrs. Dunham was born March 24, 1937 in Aurora to
6 Ralph and Evelyn (Christian) Behrens; she graduated from
7 Oswego High School in 1955 and the Copley School of Nursing
8 in 1958; she was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters by Aurora
9 University in 1996; and
10 WHEREAS, Mrs. Dunham worked as a general floor nurse, a
11 head nurse, a pharmacy nurse, a private-duty nurse and an
12 intensive care unit nurse during her lifetime of employment
13 in Aurora, Chicago and California; and
14 WHEREAS, Mrs. Dunham was a strong believer in education
15 and together with her husband, John Dunham, founded the
16 Dunham Scholars program at Aurora University; the program
17 covers full tuition for 15 juniors and seniors majoring in
18 business fields and is a scholarship that offers students
19 more than facts and figures; she believed it was important
20 that a business graduate be well-rounded, a responsible
21 citizen and a community volunteer; and
22 WHEREAS, Her enthusiastic support of Aurora University
23 was well-noted; in 1999, the business school was renamed the
24 John and Judy Dunham School of Business and Professional
25 Studies; and
26 WHEREAS, Mrs. Dunham was an active and energetic member
27 of her community; she served on the Board of Directors for
28 Plum Landing Retirement Community in Aurora; and
29 WHEREAS, Her loss has been keenly felt by many,
30 especially her husband, John C. Dunham and her sister Joyce
31 (Pedro) Behrens Serna; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we join with family
3 and friends in mourning the death of Judy Behrens Dunham; and
4 be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Judy Behrens Dunham.