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This resolution mourns the passing of Dorothy L. Goleman, a longtime music educator and community member from Divernon, Illinois, who died on September 3, 2025. The resolution highlights her significant life achievements, including graduating from Illinois Wesleyan University with a music education degree in 1949, serving as a music teacher for Springfield Public Schools District 186, and teaching private piano and organ lessons for 58 years. It also notes her long-standing commitment to the Divernon United Methodist Church, where she served as music director for many years. The resolution acknowledges her family history, mentioning her parents Lawrence and Helen Hinkle Reichert, her marriage to A. Leo Goleman in 1950, and her surviving family members, including a son, daughter-in-law, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. The Illinois Senate formally expresses its condolences to her family and resolves to present a copy of the resolution to her family as a symbol of sympathy and recognition of her life's contributions.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=419&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SR&SessionID=114&GA=104