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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Joanne Martha "Jody" Armstrong-Moon, who 
4passed away on August 2, 2018; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Jody Armstrong-Moon was born to William G. and 
6Beulah E. (Ealy) Wiegand in St. Charles on November 21, 1934; 
7she attended Geneva High School and received her Bachelor of 
8Arts from the University of Chicago; she married Andrew "Andy" 
9F. H. Armstrong in 1959, and they settled in Mt. Carroll; she 
10later married Don P. Moon, and they moved to Waukegan; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, In Mt. Carroll, Jody Armstrong-Moon opened a 
12lunch, gift, and clothing store, The Runaway Unicorn, which 
13expanded to Freeport and Clinton, Iowa; she later built a 
14career in Chicago real estate and supported her husband Don's 
15work as president of Shimer College and minister at Christ 
16Episcopal Church in Waukegan; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Jody Armstrong-Moon enjoyed painting, writing, 
18gardening, hiking, and traveling to visit family with Don and 
19their beloved dog, Jed; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Jody Armstrong-Moon was preceded in death by her 
21parents and her daughter, Sarah Armstrong; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Jody Armstrong-Moon is survived by her husband, 
2Don; her sister, Joyce Wiegand-Bavas; her brother, Thomas 
3(Suzanne Newton) Wiegand; her daughters, Meg (Barry Guiduli) 
4Armstrong and Jennifer (James Taylor) Armstrong; her 
5stepdaughters, Barbara (Bruce) Showalter, Sharon (Jim 
6Schroder) Moon, and Joanna (Michael) Bass; her stepson, Stephen 
7(Diana Lowry) Moon; her granddaughters, Jessica Armstrong and 
8Sofia Guiduli; her grandson, Bruno Guiduli; and her nieces and 
9a nephew; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
12Joanne Martha "Jody" Armstrong-Moon and extend our sincere 
13condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
14him; and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to  the family of  Jody Armstrong-Moon as an expression 
17of our deepest sympathy.