MEMORIAL-DOROTHY KELLER

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HR0714
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dorothy
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Jane Cobb Keller of Jacksonville, who passed away on January
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22, 2026, with burial taking place at Jacksonville Calvary
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Cemetery; and

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WHEREAS, Dorothy Keller was born to Charles and Helen
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Graef Cobb in Jacksonville on February 1, 1929; she attended
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Our Saviour Grade School and graduated from what is now Routt
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Catholic High School in 1947; she continued her education at
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Illinois College and was an active member of Gamma Delta
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Literary Society, serving as president during her junior year;
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she earned a degree in English in 1951, graduating with honors
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as a member of Phi Beta Kappa; she married Paul Keller in
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Jacksonville in 1955; and

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WHEREAS, WHEREAS, Dorothy Keller taught fourth grade at
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South Jacksonville Grade School; she dedicated several years
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to teaching reading classes at Our Saviour Grade School; she
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later served as a substitute teacher at various local schools,
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a role she found deeply rewarding; and

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WHEREAS, Dorothy Keller participated in numerous civic,
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church, and arts organizations, including the Morgan County

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Democrats, Catholic Daughters of America, Right to Life, the
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NAACP, the Jacksonville Theatre Guild, and the League of Women
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Voters, where she served as president; she and Paul were
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committed advocates for civil rights beginning in the 1960s
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and were recognized by the Jacksonville African American
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Museum at its 2022 opening; and

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WHEREAS, Dorothy Keller took her role as family matriarch
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seriously; she and her husband raised their children in her
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maternal grandmother's former home; she was a devoted
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caregiver to her grandmother, parents, and aunt; she lovingly
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cared for her husband until his passing in 2004; she was
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devoted to her children and grandchildren, attending many
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sporting events and continuing to be a fan of local teams; and

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WHEREAS, Dorothy Keller never stopped making new friends,
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and her social calendar was always full; she showcased her
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hostess skills in the many gatherings held in her home,
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including New Year's Eve and election night parties, card
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games with her bridge group, and many family functions; and

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WHEREAS, Dorothy Keller was preceded in death by her
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husband, Paul; her sisters, Lois Maloney, Catherine
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Kazmierczak, and Helen Jones; her brother-in-law, Bill
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Maloney; her brother and sister-in-law Alvin (Doris) Keller;
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her sisters-in-law, Betty Cobb and Emily Keller; and her

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nephews, Bradley Jones and Steve Keller; and

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WHEREAS, Dorothy Keller is survived by her children, Dirk
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Keller, Chris (Leigh Ann) Keller, Julie (John) Mangano, and
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Lisa (Scott) Reed; her brother, Tony Cobb; and many
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grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews whom
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she loved dearly; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we mourn the passing of Dorothy Jane Cobb Keller and extend our
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sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew
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and loved her; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Dorothy Keller as an expression of
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our deepest sympathy.

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