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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 Jeanne Walters of Alton, who passed away 
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on September 18, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was born December 7, 1933, in St. Louis, the 
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daughter of Edward and Mildred (Brinkmann) Osseck; she married 
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Robert "Bob" Walters on May 19, 1956, at the St. Louis 
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Cathedral; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She prayed the rosary daily and went to daily Mass 
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at St. Mary's Catholic Church; she enjoyed animals, especially 
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her dogs and cats, and she loved to play and coach tennis, 
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gardening, and watching her children and grandchildren play 
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sports; and

 

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    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents and her 
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brother, Edward Anthony Osseck; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jeanne Walters  is survived by her husband, Robert 
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Walters; her nine children and their spouses, Robert Walters 
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Jr., Jim and Angela Walters, Theresa and Dave Logan, Linda and 
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Justin Scheiter, Tom and Megan Walters, Michael and Polly Ann 
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Walters, Carolyn and Bob McCluskey, Mary Armstrong, and David 
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and Karen Walters; her 21 grandchildren, Jacob, Ellen, and 
 


 






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Jonathon Walters, Robert, Christopher, and Patrick Logan, 
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Sydney, Sam, and Jackson Scheiter, Matthew and Ryan Walters, 
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Hannah, Nathan, and Meredith Walters, Andrew and Daniel 
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McCluskey, Alex, Ethan, and Liesa Armstrong, and Valerie and 
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Nina Walters; and her sister, Marilyn Reilly; 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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her family and friends, the passing of Jeanne Walters; 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 Jeanne Walters as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.