SR1612 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Doris June Hunt of St. Charles, who passed away on April 2, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Doris Hunt was born in Chicago to Paul and Jane Howey and attended Calumet High School; she married Max L. Hunt in 1948; and

WHEREAS, Prior to her marriage, Doris Hunt was a lab technician at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago; known for her charitable and philanthropic work, she was a volunteer at Delnor Hospital, an active member of P.E.O. Chapter K.B., and a founding member of the St. Charles Art and Music Festival as well as CASA Kane County; she was an active supporter of the Fox Valley Hospice, Tri-City Family Services, the Lazarus House, and the Riverwoods Christian Center; and

WHEREAS, Doris Hunt was a Stephens Minister and choir member at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church where she had been a member since 1956; she was active in several Playmakers Productions, and as a lover of the arts, supported St. Charles Singers and Elgin Community College; and

WHEREAS, Doris Hunt was a recipient of the William D. Barth Award for Human Services and was honored, with her husband Max, by a sculpture on the St. Charles River Corridor reflecting and exemplifying volunteerism; and

WHEREAS, Doris Hunt will always be remembered for her heartfelt personal notes she wrote to countless people; she enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; she also enjoyed playing cards, especially "hand and foot", and games with family and friends; she had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed collecting Santas, angels, bells, and her beloved Keewaydin Island seashells; and

WHEREAS, Doris Hunt was preceded in death by her husband, Max; her daughter, Deborah J. "Debbie" Beebe; her granddaughter, Lauren; her sister, Emily; and her brother, David; and

WHEREAS, Doris Hunt is survived by her children, Steve (Polly) Hunt, Jeffrey (Cheri) Hunt, Greg (Frank Sajtar) Hunt, David (Douglas Bella) Hunt, and Jennifer (Keith) Kesner; her son-in-law, Robert (Cheryl) Beebe; her grandchildren, Justin (Christy) Beebe, Sarah (Ben) Borgmeyer, Leslie Hunt, Mary (Anthony) LeCuyer, Oliver (Erin) Hunt, Max Ian Hunt, Gavin Hunt, and Lee Kesner; her step-grandchildren, Sally (Ian) Albenesius, Carly Smith, Anneliese (Jason) Smith Pesch, Nina Smith, and Cloe and Avery Smith-Westphall; her great-grandchildren, Cohen Beebe, Rylan, Kailee, and Makenna Borgmeyer, Eliza Faulds, Julian Siebold, Camille and Couper LeCuyer, and Eden Albenesius; her beloved sister, Sally Lind; and many wonderful nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Doris June Hunt, 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 Doris Hunt as an expression of our deepest sympathy.