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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
Wilma Kochan Fitzgerald of Alton, who 
4passed away on January 17, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Wilma Fitzgerald was born on November 4, 1930, in 
6Mount Carmel; she was the daughter of Claude and Gladys 
7(Parker) Davis; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Wilma Fitzgerald was a member of St. Mary's 
9Catholic Church in Alton, where she was a member of the ladies 
10society; she was a former member of St. Bernard's Catholic 
11Church in Wood River, where she was a member of the Ladies 
12Guild and PTA; she was also a volunteer at the Knights of 
13Columbus and a member of the Art Museum in Alton; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Wilma Fitzgerald enjoyed writing, crafts, 
15gardening, walking, and history; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Wilma Fitzgerald was preceded in death by her 
17parents; her husband; her sisters, Mary Ann Miller and Betty 
18Kutter; and her brother, Jim Ray; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Wilma Fitzgerald is survived by her son, Steve 
20Kochan; her daughters, Theresa (Kochan) Moore, Barbara 
 
 
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1(Kochan) Swanson, and Mary (Kochan) Stewart; her 8 
2grandchildren; her 4 great-grandchildren; and her good 
3friends, Phil and Karen Hartman; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
6her family and friends, the passing of Wilma Kochan Fitzgerald; 
7and be it further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to the family of Wilma Fitzgerald as an expression of 
10our sympathy.