SR0249 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Patricia Irene Bader M.D. of Champaign, who passed away on April 7, 2021; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Bader was born on a farm in rural Paris, Illinois on August 26, 1945; she graduated first in her class from Paris High School in 1963; she received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in 1966 from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana and her medical degree in 1970 from the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine; she completed an internship at IU in pediatrics in 1971, her residency in 1972, and her postdoctoral genetics fellowship through the National Institute of Health in 1973; she obtained a master's degree from IU in genetics in 1974; she was board certified as a pediatrician, clinical geneticist, and clinical cytogeneticist; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Bader was a professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Fort Wayne, Indiana and participated with all of the major hospital systems in northeast Indiana and southeastern Michigan; she had over 100 professional publications in peer-reviewed journals; she volunteered extensively at various clinics and served the community, patients, and families for over 50 years; she also delivered numerous lectures and presentations throughout the United States; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Bader was a Founding Fellow with the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics; her early studies on chromosomes, single genes, and heredity among the Amish was the beginning of the practice of clinical genetics and cytogenetics in northeast Indiana; she was an active participant in several relevant professional programs within the community, such as the Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) and the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH); she was the former president of the Genetics Advisory Committee for the ISDH; in addition to several clinics in Fort Wayne, she developed outlying genetic clinics in Muncie, South Bend, and Lafayette, Indiana; and

WHEREAS, After relocating to Illinois to care for her mother, Dr. Bader began caring for patients at the Carle Foundation Hospital Pediatrics Specialties Department; she served as a clinical associate professor at the University of Illinois, Carle Medical School; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Bader, physician, geneticist, pediatrician, professor, educator, and advocate, lived her life with extraordinary passion; her greatest love and passion was for her family and her faith; she was a past director and member of the Third Order Lay Carmelites in Fort Wayne, and her work and spirit will continue through those whose lives she touched; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Bader was preceded in death by her father, Eugene Englum; her brothers, Bob and Bernie Englum; and her sister, Micki Englum; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Bader is survived by her husband of 52 years, Franklin Bader; her daughters, Jessica Rosemary Bader, Jennifer Katherine Rutledge, and Jacki Patricia (Sean) McNulty; her son, Franklin "Joe" (Kristen Marie) Bader II; special friend of the family, Heather; her mother, Mary Englum; her sister-in-law, Rita Englum; her niece, Lynn Englum; her nephew, Brian Englum; and her grandchildren, Franklin Joseph Bader III, Katherine Patricia Rutledge, Charles Thomas Bader, Richard Charles Rutledge, Andrew Michael Bader, Fitzpatrick Sean McNulty, Clarice Marie Rutledge, and Josephine Marie McNulty; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Patricia Irene Bader M.D. and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dr. Bader as an expression of our deepest sympathy.