SR0565 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Wilma Kochan Fitzgerald of Alton, who passed away on January 17, 2012; and

WHEREAS, Wilma Fitzgerald was born on November 4, 1930, in Mount Carmel; she was the daughter of Claude and Gladys (Parker) Davis; and

WHEREAS, Wilma Fitzgerald was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton, where she was a member of the ladies society; she was a former member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Wood River, where she was a member of the Ladies Guild and PTA; she was also a volunteer at the Knights of Columbus and a member of the Art Museum in Alton; and

WHEREAS, Wilma Fitzgerald enjoyed writing, crafts, gardening, walking, and history; and

WHEREAS, Wilma Fitzgerald was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her sisters, Mary Ann Miller and Betty Kutter; and her brother, Jim Ray; and

WHEREAS, Wilma Fitzgerald is survived by her son, Steve Kochan; her daughters, Theresa (Kochan) Moore, Barbara (Kochan) Swanson, and Mary (Kochan) Stewart; her 8 grandchildren; her 4 great-grandchildren; and her good friends, Phil and Karen Hartman; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Wilma Kochan Fitzgerald; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Wilma Fitzgerald as an expression of our sympathy.