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91_SR0357
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of former State Representative Jane M. Barnes, who recently
5 passed away; and
6 WHEREAS, Mrs. Barnes was born in Chicago and was a
7 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Chicago; she attended
8 Saint Xavier University in Chicago; and
9 WHEREAS, Mrs. Barnes served the people of Illinois as a
10 Republican Representative from the Southwest suburbs from the
11 years 1975 to 1993; she secured funding for her area from
12 Governor Thompson's Build Illinois Program, which aided Lake
13 Katherine, the Orland Park Civic Center, the Palos Park
14 original sewer project, and the Palos Park Village Hall; Mrs.
15 Barnes was instrumental in convincing the State of Illinois
16 to replace the bridges in south Palos Township; and
17 WHEREAS, For her hard work and dedication to her area,
18 the annex to the Orland Park Civic Center was named after
19 her; and
20 WHEREAS, Mrs. Barnes also convinced Governor Thompson to
21 donate the land at 111th Street and Harlem Avenue so a
22 veteran's memorial could be erected there; and
23 WHEREAS, She is remembered as a full-time legislator who
24 loved working for her constituents; she remembered everyone's
25 name; she always was willing to help other legislators to get
26 their bills passed; and she is remembered for laying the
27 foundation for many of the projects in the Palos Park area;
28 and
29 WHEREAS, While serving in the Illinois House of
30 Representatives, Representative Barnes served as part of the
31 House Republican leadership; she was the top Republican on
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1 the House Appropriations Committee in the mid-1980s; she also
2 served on the Committees on Aging, Constitutional Officers,
3 Higher Education, Housing, and State Government
4 Administration; she was a member of the Child Support Task
5 Force and was co-chairman of the Commission on
6 Intergovernmental Cooperation; and
7 WHEREAS, Mrs. Barnes was preceded in death by her
8 daughter, Denise Barnes, and her loving and devoted husband,
9 Warren "Barney" Barnes; and
10 WHEREAS, Mrs. Jane Barnes is survived by her sons, Bruce
11 Barnes, Samuel Barnes, Scott Barnes, and Jeffrey Barnes; her
12 brother, Harold Crowley; her seven grandchildren; and her
13 great-grandchild; therefore, be it
14 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
15 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
16 all that knew and were touched by her life, the death of
17 former State Representative Jane M. Barnes; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the sons of former Representative Jane M.
20 Barnes.