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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Lorraine B. Phillips of Omaha, Nebraska, 
4who passed away on December 19, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lorraine Phillips was born on October 27, 1926 in 
6Columbus, Nebraska; her parents were Walter and Sophie 
7Burzynski; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Lorraine Phillips raised her family in 
9Bloomington and served on many boards, including the 
10Bloomington-Normal Transit Board, at which she implemented the 
11bus service for the disabled and handicapped; in 1986, she 
12moved to Omaha, Nebraska to live closer to her family; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Lorraine Phillips was preceded in death by her 
14parents; her husband, David J. Phillips; her brother, Father 
15John Kent; and her sisters, Gloria Daughtery, Rita Ballantine, 
16and Rosalie Begley; and

  
 
17    WHEREAS, Lorraine Phillips is survived by her children, 
18Mary (Steve) Gevercer and John (Terri Pruitt) Phillips; her 
19grandsons, Ben, Jonah, and Matthew Gevercer, Megan (Joel 
20Wunderlich) Phillips, and Cody Phillips; her sister, Jane 
21(Bernard) Langan; and her many nieces and nephews; therefore, 
 
 
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2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
4family and friends, mourn the passing of Lorraine B. Phillips; 
5and be it further
  
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
7presented to the family of Lorraine Phillips as an expression 
8of our sympathy.