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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Anne E. DeDobbelaere of Elgin, who passed 
4away on October 24, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Anne DeDobbelaere was born in Elgin to Bob and 
6Maureen (Sullivan) DeDobbelaere on March 17, 1960; she 
7graduated from the Bartlett Learning Center in 1981; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Anne DeDobbelaere worked as a bagger at 
9Jewel-Osco, where she never missed a day of work in 28 years; 
10and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Anne DeDobbelaere was a decorated Special 
12Olympics athlete; she started track and field at age nine and 
13competed in the 1979 Special Olympics World Summer Games when 
14she was 18; she won a gold medal, two silver medals, and a 
15bronze medal in cross-country skiing at the 2001 World Winter 
16Games in Alaska; she amassed hundreds of medals for competing 
17in basketball, volleyball, aquatics, rhythmic gymnastics, 
18softball, and cross-country skiing at national and 
19international events; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Anne DeDobbelaere was the Grand Marshall of the 
21Elgin 4th of July parade in 2001; she was the recipient of the 
 
 
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1Outstanding Achievement Award from the Elgin Sports Hall of 
2Fame; she attended Sunday services with her parents at St. 
3Thomas More Catholic Church; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Anne DeDobbelaere enjoyed sports and loved to be 
5on the team; she will be remembered for her fierce 
6competitiveness, work ethic, and outgoing personality; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Anne DeDobbelaere is survived by her parents; her 
8siblings, Tim (Luz), Jay, Matt (Joan), and Joe (Joni); and her 
9nephews and niece, Ryan, Jack, Adam, Max, Kevin, Will, Sammy, 
10and Meg; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13Anne E. DeDobbelaere and extend our sincere condolences to her 
14family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
15further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Anne DeDobbelaere as an expression 
18of our deepest sympathy.