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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Elizabeth Francis "Betty" Pickerill |
| 4 | | of Worden, who passed away on March 2, 2021; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Pickerill was born in Worden to Allen A. |
| 6 | | Schneider and Gertrude (Straub) Schneider on December 28, |
| 7 | | 1946; she graduated from Worden High School; she married Dale |
| 8 | | Pickerill on December 31, 1980; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Betty Pickerill worked as the manager of the |
| 10 | | Payroll Department and Finance Department for Webster |
| 11 | | University; she loved her job and her fellow employees; she |
| 12 | | took early retirement to be with her late husband, who was |
| 13 | | suffering from cancer; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Betty Pickerill was a former member of St. |
| 15 | | Barbara's Church in Batchtown and a current member of the |
| 16 | | Worden Christian Church; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Betty Pickerill enjoyed spending time with her |
| 18 | | family and traveling; she helped her husband work on the |
| 19 | | family history of the Pickerill and Schneider families; beside |
| 20 | | her husband, she enjoyed sharing a cup of coffee in the late |
| 21 | | afternoon and talking about anything and everything, |
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| 1 | | especially their children and grandchildren; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Betty Pickerill was preceded in death by her |
| 3 | | parents; her husband and best friend, Dale Henry Pickerill; |
| 4 | | and her brothers; Allen Schneider and John Schneider; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Pickerill is survived by her daughter, |
| 6 | | Kerra Leigh Deaton; her son, Preston Richard (Amy Elizabeth) |
| 7 | | Hall; her stepchildren, Robert Scott (Stephanie) Pickerill, |
| 8 | | Patrick Wade Pickerill (Bruno Figueroa), Leslie Ann Pomatto, |
| 9 | | and Kerri Jean Niehaus; her grandchildren, Zackory Alexander |
| 10 | | Deaton, Alaina Elizabeth Hall, Savannah Dale Hall, Braden Dale |
| 11 | | Niehaus, Bryce Arthur Niehaus, Ashley Nichole Pomatto, Amanda |
| 12 | | Jo Pomatto, Audrey Alexandra Pickerill, and Lauren Elizabeth |
| 13 | | Bailey; and her sisters, Rosemarie (William) Pickerill, Violet |
| 14 | | Lyerla, Shirley (Robert) Prosser, and Gloria (John) Paolino; |
| 15 | | therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Elizabeth Francis "Betty" Pickerill and extend our sincere |
| 19 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 20 | | her; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Betty Pickerill as an expression of |