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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Audrey Fleck Knight of Springfield, who 
4passed away on August 1, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Audrey Knight was born in Springfield on December 
619, 1927 to Frank and Anastasia Muller Fleck, Sr.; she married 
7George W. Knight, Jr. on April 7, 1952; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Audrey Knight was the owner and operator of 
9Knight's Action Park, the Splash Kingdom Water Park, and the 
10Route 66 Drive-In Theater; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Audrey Knight was a member of the Church of the 
12Little Flower; she was a neighborhood chairman for many years, 
13head of the Little Flower Girl Scout Troops, and a previous 
14member of the Springfield Association of Realtors; she enjoyed 
15spending time with her family and friends; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Audrey Knight was preceded in death by her 
17parents; her husband; her 4 sisters, Clara Dolenc, Marguerite 
18Schmidt, Bernadine Haley, and Dorothy McCarty; and her brother, 
19Frank "Bud" Fleck; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Audrey Knight is survived by her 3 children, 
 
 
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1George (Melissa Bird) W. Knight III, Douglas (Laura Blackorby) 
2Knight, and Sheryl A. (Randy) Knight; her 7 grandchildren, 
3George W. IV, Thomas A., Olivia H., Andrew D., Audrey E., 
4Natalie E., and Camille F.; her 2 sisters, Bertha Lederle and 
5Lorraine Fleck; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be 
6it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Audrey Fleck Knight, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
11further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  Audrey Knight as an expression of 
14our deepest sympathy.