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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Mildred I. "Millie" Best, who passed away
4on May 9, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Mildred Best was born on January 31, 1918 in
6Junction City, Kansas; her parents were Ade and Audrey Brooks;
7she was a former 35-year resident of Hawaii and lived in Vernon
8Hills for the past 15 years; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Mildred Best was a graduate of the DePaul
10University School of Nursing in St. Louis and a member of St.
11Mary of Vernon Parish in Indian Creek; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Mildred Best was preceded in death by her parents
13and her brother, Jimmie Brooks; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Mildred Best is survived by 3 daughters, Sue Ann
15Carreon, Maria Jean Reece, and Jan (Jim) Hartshorne; 6
16grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 2
17great-great-grandchildren; and her former husband and beloved
18friend, Glen Best; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her

 

 

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1family and friends, mourn the passing of Mildred I. "Millie"
2Best; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Mildred Best as an expression of our
5sympathy.