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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Elizabeth "Betty" Morrissey of North |
| 4 | | Chicago, who passed away on November 19, 2017; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Morrissey was born to Gustave and Elodie Van |
| 6 | | Laeke on May 9, 1920; she married Edward Morrissey on June 15, |
| 7 | | 1940; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Betty Morrissey was employed at Nosco, and during |
| 9 | | World War II, she worked at Fansteel and Abbott Laboratories; |
| 10 | | and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Betty Morrissey was a member of Holy Family Church |
| 12 | | in North Chicago and Most Blessed Trinity; she was also a |
| 13 | | member of the Catholic Women's Club and Foss Park Ladies Golf |
| 14 | | League; she was an avid golfer, bowler, and bridge and pinochle |
| 15 | | player; she volunteered for Meals on Wheels and the St. Therese |
| 16 | | Hospital Gift Shop; she enjoyed reading and as long as she had |
| 17 | | a good book, was never bored; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Betty Morrissey was preceded in death by her |
| 19 | | husband, Edward; her son, Robert Morrissey; her brothers, |
| 20 | | William (Ada) Van Laeke, Ray (Tina) Van Laeke, Leo (Pauline) |
| 21 | | Van Laeke, Carmen (Annette) Van Laeke, and Henry (Christine) |
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| 1 | | Van Laeke; and her sisters, Madeline and Marie De Groote and |
| 2 | | Eleanor (Frank) Skvarce; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Betty Morrissey is survived by her son, Edward |
| 4 | | (Mary Alice) Morrissey Jr.; her daughter-in-law, Mary Alice |
| 5 | | Morrissey; her grandchildren, Lynn Morrissey (Joe Salvatore), |
| 6 | | Maureen Morrissey, Lori (Bruce) Brugioni, Daniel (Sandra) |
| 7 | | Morrissey, Robert (Adelah) Morrissey, Karen (Brad) Totten, and |
| 8 | | Kristin (Matthew) Graham; her great-grandchildren, Ryan (Sara) |
| 9 | | Brugioni, Matthew Brugioni, Madison (Ryan) Romig, Casey |
| 10 | | Totten, Payton Totten, Chloe Morrissey, Daniel Morrissey, |
| 11 | | Marianna Morrissey, Matthew Graham, and Marcus Graham; and her |
| 12 | | great-great-grandchildren, Brantley Romig and Easton Brugioni; |
| 13 | | therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 16 | | Elizabeth "Betty" Morrissey and extend our sincere condolences |
| 17 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be |
| 18 | | it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Betty Morrissey as an expression of |
| 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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