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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Evelyn Dorothy Starner of Joliet, who 
4passed away on June 16, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Evelyn Starner was born in Joliet to Joshua and 
6Savina (Chadwick) Andrews on October 25, 1918; she attended A. 
7O. Marshall Grade School, Joliet Township High School, and 
8graduated from Pestalozzi-Froebel Teachers College, where she 
9received a Bachelor of Arts in Education; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Evelyn Starner began her teaching career in a 
11one-room schoolhouse; later, she  taught many years in the New 
12Lenox School district until her retirement; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Evelyn Starner was an active and generous 
14supporter of Ingalls Park United Methodist Church, the Joliet 
15Area Community Hospice, Habitat for Humanity, and the 
16Will-Grundy Medical Clinic; she enjoyed being a hospital 
17volunteer and  was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Evelyn Starner was preceded in death by her 
19husband, William Starner; her parents; and her  sister, 
20Mariellen Spiers; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Evelyn Starner is survived by her children, Kay 
2(Leonard) Kaster and Jay (Michele) Starner; her grandchildren, 
3Erica Kaster, Mark (Mallory) Kaster, Aaron (Erin) Starner, and 
4Lindsay Starner; her  great-grandson, Ethan Schopp; her 
5nephews, Barry Spiers and Craig (Jacquie) Spiers; and her 
6niece, Debbie Spiers; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Evelyn Dorothy Starner, and extend our sincere condolences to 
10her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
11further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  Evelyn Starner as an expression of 
14our deepest sympathy.