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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Joan Rose Paddock of Alton, who passed |
| 4 | | away on August 10, 2013; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joan Paddock was born on October 2, 1923, in St. |
| 6 | | Louis, Missouri; her parents were Henry and Exie (Pendleton) |
| 7 | | Jun; she married Warren "Brownie" Paddock on February 5, 1946 |
| 8 | | in Alton; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Joan Paddock was a graduate of St. Mary's School, |
| 10 | | Marquette Catholic High School, and Ursuline Business College |
| 11 | | in Alton; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Joan Paddock worked for Noll Insurance Agency from |
| 13 | | shortly after her marriage until the birth of her children; in |
| 14 | | 1963, she became the kindergarten teacher at St. Mary's Grade |
| 15 | | School, where she taught for 25 years until her retirement in |
| 16 | | 1988; she taught at the "Little Red School House" for many |
| 17 | | years; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Following her retirement, Joan Paddock |
| 19 | | volunteered for Caravan and the St. Anthony's Auxiliary, where |
| 20 | | she worked in the gift shop; she later worked at |
| 21 | | Staten-Burke-Fine Funeral Home in Alton as a greeter for 7 |
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| 1 | | years; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Joan Paddock was very much a part of her |
| 3 | | children's, grandchildren's, and great-grandchildren's lives |
| 4 | | and supported them in all of their activities; she had a great |
| 5 | | love for St. Mary's Church, Marquette Catholic High School, the |
| 6 | | Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and her grand-dogs; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Joan Paddock was preceded in death by her husband, |
| 8 | | Warren; her parents; and her son-in-law, Spencer Lewis; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Joan Paddock is survived by her daughters and |
| 10 | | son-in-law, Martha Lewis and Barbara (Larry) McCoy; her |
| 11 | | grandchildren, Marcy Lewis, Patrick and Chrissy (Visser) |
| 12 | | Lewis, Brian T. Lewis, and Mandy Lewis (fiance, Josh Cook); and |
| 13 | | her great-grandchildren, Gabrielle, AJ, Maria, and John-Paul |
| 14 | | Lewis; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Joan Rose Paddock; and |
| 18 | | be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Joan Paddock as an expression of our |
| 21 | | sympathy.
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