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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Elsie Tonyan of McHenry, who passed away 
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on May 26, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan was born on February 12, 1911 in 
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Waukegan; her parents were Anton and Mary (Pekley) Stebley; she 
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married Sylvester "Wes" Tonyan in Waukegan on January 5, 1937; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan graduated from Waukegan Township 
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High School in 1929; she was a longtime resident of the 
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McHenry-Johnsburg area; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan served as the Vice President of her 
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husband's business, Tonyan Bros. Inc., for 44 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan was a member of St. John the Baptist 
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Church; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan was an avid bridge player and read 
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three newspapers daily; she also enjoyed traveling and spending 
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time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan was preceded in death by her husband, 
 


 






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Wes; her daughter, Audrey; her parents; and her brother, Robert 
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Stebley; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan is survived by her son, James (Laura) 
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Tonyan; her son-in-law, John Regner; her grandchildren, Sara 
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(Franz) Kuehnrich, John Regner Jr., Lindsay Tonyan, and Wesley 
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Tonyan; and her great-grandchildren, Philip, Audria, and 
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William; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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her family and friends, the passing of Elsie Tonyan; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Elsie Tonyan as an expression of our 
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sympathy.