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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Margaret Elizabeth "Peg" Pratt of Green 
4Valley, who passed away on August 16, 2010; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, She was born on July 17, 1924 in Peoria to Oscar 
6and Anna (Steinseifer) Schultz; she married David Lee Pratt on 
7July 12, 1962 in Bloomington; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, She was a former member of the Blue Eye United 
9Methodist Church in Blue Eye, Missouri; she worked as the 
10assistant activities director for Bel-Wood Nursing Home in 
11Peoria; she later worked for Medical Surgical Supply in Peoria, 
12working with Peoria-area hospitals; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary for the 
14Limestone Fire Department; she also was a volunteer at Skaggs 
15Hospital in Branson, Missouri; her hobbies included fishing, 
16traveling, doing crafts, cooking, and entertaining; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; and her 
18daughter, Peggy Ann Elmore; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Margaret Pratt is survived by her husband, David; 
20her daughter, Cheryl Lynn (James) Hayes; and her 2 grandsons, 
 
 
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1William Hayes and Anthony Hayes; therefore, be it
  
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
4her family and friends, the passing of Margaret Pratt; and be 
5it further
  
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
7presented to the family of Margaret Pratt as a symbol of our 
8sincere sympathy.