Bill Text: IL SR0415 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Virginia Lee "Ginny" Barker Dunn of Carmel, California.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0415 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0415-Introduced.html
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
| ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Virginia Lee "Ginny" Barker Dunn of | ||||||
| 4 | Carmel, California, who passed away on April 27, 2019; and
| ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Ginny Dunn was born on January 20, 1922; she | ||||||
| 6 | married Frank L. Harper in Kansas City, Missouri in 1940, and | ||||||
| 7 | they moved to California and lived in Toluca Lake, where her | ||||||
| 8 | interest in golf began; they later divorced; she married First | ||||||
| 9 | Lt. Morgan Evans on October 19, 1945 in California, and they | ||||||
| 10 | moved to Bloomington-Normal; he preceded her in death after | ||||||
| 11 | more than 48 years of marriage; she later married Richard Dunn | ||||||
| 12 | on December 29, 1987, and he preceded her in death after 33 | ||||||
| 13 | years of marriage; and
| ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Ginny Dunn served as an American Red Cross | ||||||
| 15 | volunteer in Long Beach, California during World War II; after | ||||||
| 16 | moving to Bloomington-Normal, her social interests revolved | ||||||
| 17 | around family, friends, and golf; her innate talent and | ||||||
| 18 | interest in fashion and design led her to a career as a buyer | ||||||
| 19 | coordinator; and
| ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Ginny Dunn was a club, intercity, and Central | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois golf champion; she enjoyed good literature and | ||||||
| 22 | planning social activities, including croquet tournaments for | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | family and friends; while living in Del Mesa Carmel, she served | ||||||
| 2 | as chair of the House Committee and was recognized as the | ||||||
| 3 | Outstanding Del Mesan of the Year in 2007; and
| ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Ginny Dunn was preceded in death by her daughter, | ||||||
| 5 | Vicky Lynn Harper; and
| ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Ginny Dunn is survived by her son, Peter B. | ||||||
| 7 | (Stacey) Evans and their sons, Morgan and Peter J. Evans; her | ||||||
| 8 | grandson, Taur (Ilse) Kiggins and their son, Ja'el; her | ||||||
| 9 | granddaughters, Sequoia Livingston and Victoria Livingston | ||||||
| 10 | Rankin; and her many nephews and nieces, including Catie Woods, | ||||||
| 11 | with whom she was particularly close; therefore, be it
| ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | Virginia Lee "Ginny" Barker Dunn and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 15 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 16 | her; and be it further
| ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Ginny Dunn as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy.
| ||||||
