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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Patricia C. "Pat" Pradel of Naperville,
4who passed away on August 29, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Pat Pradel was born in Chicago on May 7, 1940; she
6married A. George Pradel, the former Mayor of Napervile
7(1995-2015) and current Mayor Emeritus on August 20, 1960; she
8grew up in Des Plaines and Brookfield and graduated from Lyons
9Township High School in 1958, where she was a proud member of
10the National Honor Society and a baton twirler; she attended
11the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn and Judson College in
12Chicago; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Pat Pradel began her work career as a secretary
14with the Union Camp Corporation in Chicago; she went on to
15serve as Assistant to the Manager at ServiceMaster in Downers
16Grove and later drove a special education school bus for 23
17years for Naperville Community Unit School District 203; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Pat Pradel was a former member of Central Baptist
19Church in Naperville and was a current member of Our Saviour's
20Lutheran Church in Naperville; she was also a member of the
21Bible Bunch prayer group and enjoyed reading, playing SCRABBLE,
22solving crossword puzzles, and watching Jeopardy!; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Pat Pradel was the beloved wife of 55 years of
2George; the loving mother of George (the late Laura) Pradel,
3Carol Pradel, and Gary (Anne) Pradel; the adored grandmother of
46 and great-grandmother of 4; the devoted daughter of the late
5Raymond and Anna Burke; the dear sister of Nancy (the late
6Richard) Becker, Joyce (the late Errol) Brown, the late Shirley
7(the late Ted) Taillon, the late Raymond (the late Sheila)
8Burke, and the late Mary (the late Thomas) Barbera; the
9sister-in-law of Jack (Ginny) Pradel, Paul (Sue) Pradel, Grace
10(John) Wendel, Charlotte (Guy) Fraley, and the late Ruth (Amon)
11Hill; and the fond aunt and great-aunt of many; therefore, be
12it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
15Patricia C. "Pat" Pradel, and extend our sincere condolences to
16his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
17further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to the family of Pat Pradel as an expression of our
20deepest sympathy.