SR0099 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Beverly J. Mercer of Wyoming, who passed away on February 27, 2011; and

WHEREAS, She was born March 5, 1935, in Wyoming, the daughter of Lewis and Mamie Hager Noret; she married Lloyd Lee Mercer on May 15, 1952, in Mt. Sterling; and

WHEREAS, She was a member of the Wyoming Betterment Association, the Wyoming American Legion Auxiliary, and Stark Congregational Church; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd; her parents; her daughter, Teresa; her brothers, Robert, Conrad, John Dale, and Glenn Noret; her half-sister, Phyllis Kissel; and her half-brothers, Raymond Noret and Alden Noret; and

WHEREAS, Beverly Mercer is survived by her sons, Lee (Sue) Mercer, Kevin (Denise) Mercer, Jim (Anne) Mercer, and Doug (Jereen) Mercer; her grandsons, Kyle, Andy, Zac, Eric, Seth, Ben, and Holden; her granddaughters, Lindsay and Nicole; her great-grandchildren; her sisters, Shirley Vilatte and Gleynafa Bernard; and her brothers, Stanley Noret and Forrest Noret; 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 Beverly Mercer; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Beverly Mercer as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.