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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
Doris Raabe of Walnut, who passed away on 
4November 10, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Doris Raabe was born on January 24, 1912, in 
6Rushville, Indiana; her parents were Charles and Anna (McColly) 
7Burton; she married Willis "Bill" Raabe on December 10, 1943, 
8in Rockford; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Doris Raabe grew up on a farm in rural Jasper 
10County; after graduating from Newton High School in 1930, she 
11moved to Decatur to work, then to Chicago to work as a 
12bookkeeper; she met her future husband in Kewanee, where she 
13worked in the employment office; the couple moved to Walnut, 
14where she lived for 60 years and had many close friends; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Doris Raabe and her husband were partners in Raabe 
16Hardware in Walnut for 21 years and in his real estate business 
17for 15 years; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Doris Raabe loved to garden, can vegetables, sew, 
19cook for her family, and meet her friends at the Walnut Cafe 
20for lunch on Fridays; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Doris Raabe was a member of the Walnut United 
2Methodist Church; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Doris Raabe was preceded in death by her husband; 
4her grandson, Noah Raabe; and her 8 siblings; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Doris Raabe is survived by her son, Burton; her 
6daughter-in-law, Lisa; her grandsons, Isaac, Solomon, and 
7Amos; and her great-grandchildren, Ruby and Willis Raabe and 
8Sage Cramer; her sister, Avanelle Gosnell; and her many nieces 
9and nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
12her family and friends, the passing of Doris Raabe; and be it 
13further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of Doris Raabe as an expression of our 
16sympathy.