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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Betty L. Sowders of Alton, who passed |
| 4 | | away on January 19, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Sowders was born on April 5, 1936 in East |
| 6 | | Alton; her parents were Leto and Tillie (nee Schulze) Iberg; |
| 7 | | she married Rudolph "Rudy" Sowders, Jr. on September 10, 1955 |
| 8 | | at the First Baptist Church in East Alton; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Betty Sowders graduated from East Alton-Wood |
| 10 | | River High School in 1954; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Betty Sowders worked part time as a bookkeeper at |
| 12 | | Lester Gentry's Bookkeeping Service for 27 years; she later |
| 13 | | worked as the office manager at the Lockhaven Country Club and |
| 14 | | as the bookkeeper for the family business, Turn 2 Collectibles; |
| 15 | | and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Betty Sowders was preceded in death by her |
| 17 | | parents; her husband, Rudolph; 3 sisters, Marcella Iberg, Wilma |
| 18 | | Bizaillion, and Rose Ann Opper; and 4 brothers, Herbert, |
| 19 | | Edward, Donald, and Leslie Iberg; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Betty Sowders is survived by her children and |
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| 1 | | their spouses, Rudolph C., III "Rick" and Susan Sowders, John |
| 2 | | and Ellen Sowders, Lisa and Jeff Dublo, Donna Droste, Jerry and |
| 3 | | Donna Sowders, and Mark Sowders; her grandchildren and their |
| 4 | | spouses, David Sowders, Melissa Dublo and Chris Winsel, Joshua |
| 5 | | Droste, Matthew and Victoria Sowders, Jeff and Amanda Dublo, |
| 6 | | Steven and Michele Sowders, Katherine Sowders, Bethany and Dan |
| 7 | | Sanderson, Angela Sowders, Michael Dublo, Cole Sowders, |
| 8 | | Natalie Sowders, Logan Sowders, Matt and Karin Witt; her |
| 9 | | "honorary" grandsons, Casey and Kevin Cox; 6 |
| 10 | | great-grandchildren, Jenna and Grant Dublo, Jacob Winsel, |
| 11 | | Ashlyn and Claire Witt, and Olivia Sowders; a sister and |
| 12 | | brother-in-law, Shirley Jean and Michael Bandy; a |
| 13 | | sister-in-law, Elaine Iberg; a brother-in-law, Jim (Nina) |
| 14 | | Bizaillion; and her many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her |
| 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Betty L. Sowders; and |
| 18 | | be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Betty Sowders as an expression of |
| 21 | | our sympathy.
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