Full Text of SR1760 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Evelyn M. Bowles of Edwardsville, who | 4 | | passed away on April 8, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Bowles was born in Worden on April 22, 1921 | 6 | | to Ira and Anna (Augustine) Bowles; she served in the United | 7 | | States Coast Guard-SPARS (Women's Reserve) as a Yeoman from | 8 | | 1943 to 1945 in the Intelligence Division; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Bowles worked as an elementary school | 10 | | teacher in Livingston in 1951; she joined the Madison County | 11 | | Clerk's Office in 1957 after accepting a summer job; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Bowles served as Madison County Clerk from | 13 | | 1972 to 1994; she swore in the first female Assistant State's | 14 | | Attorney in Madison County, Stephanie Robbins, in 1976; and | 15 | | | 16 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Bowles served as an Illinois State Senator | 17 | | from 1994 to 2002; she quickly became known as an active and | 18 | | colorful member of the Senate, and a bit of a renegade; she was | 19 | | on the Senate Agricultural and Conservation Committee; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, As a State Senator, Evelyn Bowles' greatest pride | 21 | | came in sponsoring legislation that made Illinois the first |
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| 1 | | state to regulate the reuse of surgical devices designed for | 2 | | one-time only use; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Bowles retired in 2002; under State law, | 4 | | she could have kept her leftover campaign funds, but instead | 5 | | chose to establish a scholarship for future public servants at | 6 | | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Bowles held many memberships, including | 8 | | St. Mary Catholic Church in Edwardsville, where she served as | 9 | | the first Chairman of the Parish Council; she also belonged to | 10 | | the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal | 11 | | Employees; Business Professional Women; Daughters of Isabella; | 12 | | Association of American Retired People; American Legion Post | 13 | | 199; Madison County Historical Museum and Archival Library; | 14 | | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Alumni Association; | 15 | | and Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Bowles was preceded in death by her parents | 18 | | and her brother, Ira Bowles Jr.; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Evelyn M. Bowles, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Evelyn Bowles as an expression of | 4 | | our deepest sympathy.
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