SR0641 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Evelyn J. (Wright) Prather of Chillicothe, who passed away on March 3, 2012; and

WHEREAS, Evelyn Prather was born on August 25, 1925, in Jacksonville; she was the daughter of Roscoe J. and Verneal A. (Perkins) Wright; she married William R. Prather on October 1, 1976, in Henry; and

WHEREAS, Evelyn Prather was a former employee of the State of Illinois with the Peoria regional office of the Attorney General; and

WHEREAS, Evelyn Prather served as past president, past state membership chairman, and 17th Congressional co-coordinator of the Illinois Democratic Women; her local political involvement included serving as campaign manager for her husband's campaigns and volunteering for several local, State, and national campaigns, including Attorney General Neil Hartigan and Jeanne Simon; and

WHEREAS, Evelyn Prather served as president of the Illinois Association of Senior Citizens, vice chairperson of the Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, regional coordinator for the Seven County Senior Advocacy Conference, chairman of the Chillicothe Township Heart Fund Drive, and co-chairman of Chillicothe's Claud-Elen Days Festival; she also served on the board of directors for Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce and the Rural Peoria County Council on Aging and on the advisory council of the P.C.C.E.O. Foster Grandparent Program and the Community Workshop and Training Center; and

WHEREAS, Evelyn Prather was preceded in death by her 2 sisters and her brother; and

WHEREAS, Evelyn Prather is survived by her husband, William; her son, John A. Morris; her sister, Linda Tucker; her stepchildren, Patrick Prather, Rhonda Tank, and Neil Prather; her grandchildren, Ryan Tank, Nathaniel Prather, and Nicholas Prather; and her many other family members; 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 Evelyn J. (Wright) Prather; and be it further

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