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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Bette J. McIntyre of Algonquin, who 
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passed away on February 9, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was born September 21, 1923, in Rollo, to 
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Edmon and Bertha (Gourley) Shreffler; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was a member of Congregational Church in 
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Algonquin, where she also volunteered in the Attic Resale Shop; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, She had worked at Algonquin Public Library for 20 
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years before her retirement, and she was a member of Friends of 
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the Algonquin Public Library; she was the past president of the 
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Algonquin American Legion Auxiliary; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her 
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husband, G.D. "Mac" McIntyre; her brothers, Gunnar Gunnerson, 
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Bob, Albert, and Keith Shreffler; her sister, Mona Strand; and 
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her son-in-law, Bill Jensen; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She is survived by her children, William (Ethel) 
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McIntyre, Daniel P. McIntyre, and Kathy (Wendell) Harley; her 
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grandchildren, Tammy (Paul) Wheatley, Tom (Jill) Jensen, 
 


 






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Rachel McIntyre, and Meghan (Justin) Leckey; her 
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great-grandchildren, Dean, Sara, and Abigail Wheatley; her 
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step-grandchildren, Lisa (Tim) Duncan, Jason (Jackie) Harley, 
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and Jonathan Harley; her step-great-grandchildren, Joshua, 
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Jacob, Duncan, and Boone Harley; and her sisters, Mary Hahn, 
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Helen Rangel, and Pat Shriver; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Bette McIntyre; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Bette McIntyre as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.