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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Barbara A. Bellman of Crystal Lake, who 
4passed away on November 4, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Barb Bellman was born in Chicago to Donald and 
6Eleanor (Pipcius) Erbes on January 21, 1953; she earned a 
7Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northern Illinois 
8University; she married William Bellman in Kankakee on April 
912, 1975; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Barb Bellman spent the first years of her career 
11as a surgical nurse, then as an at-home mother; she finished 
12her professional career as a substitute teacher in the Crystal 
13Lake District 47 schools and retired in 2011; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Barb Bellman and her husband had a passion for 
15traveling, and she enjoyed her annual trips to Mackinac Island; 
16she was talented and excelled at arts and crafts, including 
17ceramics, painting, and cross stitching; she delighted in 
18personalizing her cross stitching as gifts for others for 
19birthdays and holidays; she enjoyed playing bingo, bike riding, 
20bowling, shopping, and watching HGTV; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Barb Bellman was preceded in death by her father; 
 
 
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1and her mother-in-law, Betty Bellman; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Barb Bellman is survived by her loving husband, 
3William; her son Brian Bellman; her daughter, Breanna (Jason) 
4Pogorzelski; her grandchildren, Nicole, Lauren, and Nolan 
5Pogorzelski; her mother; her brother, David Erbes, her sister, 
6Karen (Jim) Wagner; her father-in-law, William Bellman; her 
7sister-in-law, Becky Bellman; her brother-in-law, Russell 
8(Kari) Bellman; and her many friends and relatives; therefore, 
9be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
12Barbara A. Bellman and extend our sincere condolences to her 
13family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
14further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Barb Bellman as an expression of our 
17deepest sympathy.