SR1618 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mina I. Riddle of Oak Park, who passed away on June 26, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Mina Riddle was born on September 4, 1939; her parents were Maurice and Sarah Gold; and

WHEREAS, Mina Riddle was a graduate of Michigan State University; after serving for a brief time in the United States Army, she worked as a social worker for the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, In 1978, Mina Riddle moved to Oak Park, where she worked in the daycare field and became a foster mother; she also worked in the Oak Park School District with special needs children; and

WHEREAS, Mina Riddle was active in the League of Women Voters; she also volunteered with the Oak Park-River Forest Historical Society and tutored English language students; and

WHEREAS, Mina Riddle is survived by her husband, Bob; 2 children, Diane (Chris) Balducci and Joe Riddle; and 2 grandchildren, Logan and Ryan; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of Mina I. Riddle; and be it further

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