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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Amelia C. Unes of West |
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| Peoria on January 28, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Amelia C. Unes was born on January 10, 1914, on a |
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| farm in Dale, North Dakota, to Khaliel Milheim and Catherine |
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| Katour Mawoud Williams; and
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| WHEREAS, She married Fred S. Unes in 1962 in North Pekin; |
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| he preceded her in death on April 17, 1973; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Unes authored the book "Bet Milheim Younes |
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| Williams", a Williams family history, with the help of a |
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| special niece and nephew; she also authored a book on the Unes |
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| family; both books were placed in the International Historical |
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| Society through the Minneapolis Historical Society; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Unes was a member of St. Mark's Catholic |
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| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Amelia C. Unes is felt by all who |
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| knew and loved her, especially her sister, Lila Vickerman; her |
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| stepdaughter, Carla Peterson; her stepson, Fred Joel Unes; her |
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| three step-grandchildren; and her many loving nieces and |
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| nephews; in addition to her husband, Mrs. Unes was preceded in |
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| death by her six brothers and two sisters and her nephew; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Amelia C. Unes and extend our sincerest condolences to her |
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| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |