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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Evelyn L. Kidwell of Sullivan, who passed 
4away on March 24, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Evelyn Kidwell was born on July 18, 1925 in 
6Allenville; her parents were Willis Ansel and Marie Stokes 
7Howard; she married William G. "Bill" Kidwell on March 11, 1945 
8in Bethany; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Evelyn Kidwell worked as the secretary for 
10Sullivan Sale Barn from 1955 to 1960; she also served as the 
11Moultrie County Clerk from 1968 to 1978 and worked in the Audit 
12and Collection Department at the Illinois Department of 
13Revenue; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Evelyn Kidwell was a member of the Sullivan First 
15Christian Church and the Moultrie County Republican Women; she 
16served as president of the Sullivan Women's Civic Club and the 
17Sullivan Business and Professional Women's Club; she also 
18served as a Moultrie County Republican Chairwoman and on the 
19Moultrie County Board of Review; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Evelyn Kidwell was preceded in death by her 
21husband, William; her parents; her brother, Glen Howard; and 
 
 
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1her sister, Mertie Barnes; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Evelyn Kidwell is survived by her children, Greg 
3(Nancy) Kidwell, Kent (Debbie) Kidwell, Connie (Rodger) 
4England, and Cynthia Kidwell; her sisters, Norma Hickenbottom 
5and Fran Dudley; her grandchildren, Grant Kidwell, Brandon 
6(Dana) Kidwell, Camie (Jeff) Mead, and Chris (Dana) England; 
7and her great-granddaughters, Allyson England, Michaela 
8Kidwell, Peyton Mead, and Emma Mead; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
11family and friends, mourn the passing of Evelyn L. Kidwell; and 
12be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of Evelyn Kidwell as an expression of 
15our sympathy.