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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Dorothy Loy Lyon Pogue of Godfrey, who 
4passed away on December 13, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dorothy Pogue was born in Carey, Ohio to John and 
6Helen (Whitlock) Loy on December 1, 1925; she  graduated from 
7Findlay High School in Ohio and then Depauw University in 
8Greencastle, Indiana in 1947; she studied psychology at Indiana 
9University and married the Reverend Dr. Richard Lyon in 1948; 
10and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Dorothy Pogue earned her pilots license and was an 
12accomplished organist; she loved classical music, playing 
13bridge, and doing crossword puzzles; she cooked amazing chicken 
14livers and onions; she was quick to correct the grammar and 
15table manners of her children, and sometimes others; she spent 
16her winters in Naples, Florida for 46 years; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Dorothy Pogue was a member of the Junior League of 
18Alton, Illinois State Chapter of P.E.O., and served as a deacon 
19at First Presbyterian Church of Alton; she relished her many 
20foreign adventures with Richard and friends; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Dorothy Pogue married Joe H. Pogue in 2003 after 
 
 
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1the passing of her husband;  they enjoyed traveling the world 
2and having an  active social life; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Dorothy Pogue was preceded in death by her 
4daughter, Mary Lyon, and her first husband, Richard Lyon; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dorothy Pogue is survived by her husband, Joe; her 
6children, the Reverend Dr. Susan Lyon (Dr. Tom Hudson), Dr. 
7John Lyon, and Sally Lyon (Chris Pfeiffer);  and eight 
8grandchildren, Thomas, David, and Stephen Hudson, Taylor, 
9Rebecca, and Jessica Lyon, and  Ellie and Ned Pfeiffer; 
10therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13Dorothy Loy Lyon Pogue, and extend our sincere condolences to 
14her family, 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  Dorothy Pogue as an expression of 
18our deepest sympathy.