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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Viginia M. Tonsor of Alton |
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| on Friday, October 7, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Tonsor was born on September 14, 1912, in |
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| Alton to August and Emma (Nolan) Eckhard; she married Jack M. |
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| Tonsor on July 4, 1933 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton, |
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| where she was a longtime member; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Tonsor was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary |
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| of Veterans of Foreign Wars Alton Post 1308; she was an avid |
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| bridge player; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, her |
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| parents, four sisters, and two brothers; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Virginia Tonsor has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially her two daughters and sons-in-law, |
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| Judith A. and Paul Woulfe and Jacqueline L. and Ralph Gissal; |
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| her son and daughter-in-law, John P. and Fran Tonsor; her |
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| brother, Mike Eckhard; her sister, Bertha Byron; her eight |
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| grandchildren and their spouses, Matthew Woulfe, Virginia and |
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| David Biele,
Mark and Teresa Woulfe, Andrew and Melissa Woulfe, |
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| Theresa Markley, Antoinette and Jack Swoboda, Brenda Gissal, |
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| and John Gissal; her four stepgrandchildren and their spouses, |
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| Lena and Mike Pinkston, Tena and Danny Myers, Lisa and Burt |
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| Sturgis, and Kelley Suzewits; her eight great-grandchildren; |
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| her eight stepgreat-grandchildren; and other extended family |
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| and many dear friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Virginia M. Tonsor, and we extend our sincerest condolences to |
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| her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |