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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Betty Ann Rich of Sugar Grove; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, Betty Rich was born on March 29, 1940, and was |
5 | | raised on the north side of Chicago near Lake Michigan and |
6 | | Wrigley Field; she attended Lakeview High School for a short |
7 | | time before her family moved to Downers Grove; she graduated |
8 | | from Downers Grove High School in 1957 and chose to attend |
9 | | Northern Illinois University with plans on becoming a teacher; |
10 | | Betty graduated from Northern Illinois University on June 10, |
11 | | 1961 and married Jerry Rich later that same night at the First |
12 | | Methodist Church in Downers Grove; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Betty and Jerry moved to a small farm in Sugar |
14 | | Grove; their farm would later blossom into a farming estate; |
15 | | she and Jerry would also develop Rich Harvest Farms in 1985, a |
16 | | now 18-hole private golf course; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Betty Rich was an avid Chicago Cubs fan; as a |
18 | | child her school would let out just in time to catch the 7th |
19 | | inning of games; she loved the City of Chicago and learned at a |
20 | | young age to take the 'L' train; she enjoyed bridge with her |
21 | | mother, Marge, still living today at age 92; and
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