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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 Virginia Rose Roberts of Granite City, |
| 4 | | who passed away on September 22, 2021; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Roberts was born to Arthur and Libby |
| 6 | | (Santagato) Lombardi in Granite City on October 17, 1928; she |
| 7 | | married Everett Eugene "Gene" Roberts on September 10, 1949; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Roberts worked as a secretary at the |
| 10 | | Melvin Price U.S. Army Support Center for eight years; after |
| 11 | | being a stay at home mom and raising her three children, she |
| 12 | | worked as a typist for Belleville Area College for ten years; |
| 13 | | and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Roberts was a faithful member of Holy |
| 15 | | Family Catholic Church in Granite City; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Roberts loved watching baseball, and she |
| 17 | | was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan; she loved life and loved |
| 18 | | to laugh; most of all, she loved her family; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Roberts was preceded in death by her |
| 20 | | parents; her husband; and her sisters, Ann Hamilos, Mary |
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| 1 | | Germanece, and Delores Mort; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Roberts is survived by her loving |
| 3 | | children, Thomas (Tammy) Roberts, Carol (Brian) Clawson, and |
| 4 | | Diane Roberts; her dear brothers, Michael Lombardi and Bob |
| 5 | | (Kathy) Lombardi; her grandchildren, Nick (Carla Haug) |
| 6 | | Roberts, Ryan (Danielle) Roberts, Brent (Alex) Wolk, Kelsey |
| 7 | | (Russ) Kessman, Haleigh (Jeff) Haberberger, and Taylor |
| 8 | | Buchanan; her great-grandchildren, Elsie Roberts, Everett |
| 9 | | "Rhett" Roberts, James Kessman, Jude Kessman, Quinn |
| 10 | | Haberberger, and Avery Burns; her many nieces and nephews; her |
| 11 | | extended family; and her friends; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 14 | | Virginia Rose Roberts and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 15 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 16 | | further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 18 | | presented to the family of Virginia Roberts as an expression |
| 19 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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