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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Betty Jane Dowell of Harvard, who passed 
4away on July 14, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Betty Dowell was born  in Melrose Park on October 
612, 1924 to George Henry and Emily Catherine (nee Reinhardt) 
7Glos, Sr.; she married Harry Edward Dowell on April 3, 1941; 
8and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Betty Dowell worked as a Human Resources Manager 
10for Crown Industrial Products in Hebron and Brown Manufacturing 
11in Woodstock for many years, retiring in 1989; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Betty Dowell was a gracious hostess and welcomed 
13all who came to her home with home-baked treats; she 
14volunteered as a reading assistant in the Harvard school 
15district and was a devoted supporter of the Harvard Food 
16Pantry; she enjoyed baking, gardening, and reading; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Betty Dowell was preceded in death by her husband 
18of 56 years, Harry; her parents; and her 2 brothers, George 
19Henry Glos, Jr. and Glen Glos; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Betty Dowell is survived by her children, Nancy 
 
 
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1(Matthew) Yegge, David (Alice Pitt) Dowell, Kathleen (Roger) 
2Wilhoit, and Loriann Dowell; her 6 grandchildren, Laura 
3(Charles) Henkel, Matthew (Theresa) Yegge, Jonathon (Rhonda) 
4Yegge, Emily Wilhoit, Seth Wilhoit, and Sarah (Daniel) 
5Muralles; and her 10 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
8Betty Jane Dowell, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
9family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
10further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to  the family of  Betty Dowell as an expression of our 
13deepest sympathy.