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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Dorothy D. "Dottie" Palombo of Lake 
4Forest, who passed away on July 21, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dorothy Palombo was born in Mountain City, Georgia 
6on August 31, 1933 and grew up in South Carolina; she  moved to 
7the Midwest in 1952 to study social services at the University 
8of Wisconsin; she received her  master's degree in social work 
9from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1958; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Dorothy Palombo worked in Chicago settlement 
11houses, as a trainer for VISTA, and as  office manager for the 
12Chicago 8 Conspiracy defendants, which  contributed to a life of  
13social activism and a commitment to community development; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, In 1970, Dorothy Palombo joined the staff of the 
15Josselyn Center for Mental Health in Northfield as an organizer 
16for community-based adolescent services; she subsequently was 
17director of the center's project to expand services and support 
18for those with chronic psychiatric disorders; she became 
19executive director in 1983, a post she held until her 
20retirement in 1995; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Dorothy Palombo enjoyed a lifetime of joy in 
 
 
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1service, music, and travel with her husband of 60 years, 
2Joseph; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Dorothy Palombo is survived by her husband, and 
4her stepdaughter, Karen Visser; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
7Dorothy D. "Dottie" Palombo and extend our sincere condolences 
8to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be 
9it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to  the family of  Dorothy Palombo as an expression of 
12our deepest sympathy.