Full Text of HR0337 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dorothy | 4 | | Mae Coulter of Morton, who passed away on March 15, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Coulter was born in Peoria on March 13, | 6 | | 1922 to Royal J. and Nellie Minnie (nee Sank) Zerwekh; she | 7 | | married C. Elmer Coulter in Peoria on October 8, 1944; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Coulter was an active member of Trinity | 9 | | Lutheran Church and devoted her life to volunteerism; she | 10 | | participated in the annual summer vacation Bible school events | 11 | | and enjoyed assembling Braille reading books; she co-founded | 12 | | the Educable Mentally Handicapped program at her church and was | 13 | | involved with the program for over 40 years; in 2002, she | 14 | | received the Follower of the Lamb award from Bethesda Lutheran | 15 | | Homes & Services, Inc. in recognition of her service to persons | 16 | | with developmental disabilities; she also was a regular | 17 | | volunteer at the Bel-Wood Nursing Home and received its | 18 | | Volunteer of the Year Award in 2002 in recognition for her 30 | 19 | | years of weekly service; she served as a weekly volunteer at | 20 | | Valeska Hinton primary school and was recognized for her | 21 | | service in 1998 with the Quiet Hero Award from Peoria Public | 22 | | Schools; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Coulter enjoyed card games and going out | 2 | | to dinner and taking summer vacations with her family; she was | 3 | | always pushing her children and grandchildren to acquire as | 4 | | much education as they could; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Coulter was preceded in death by her | 6 | | husband, C. Elmer, and her grandson, Jeremy R. Coulter; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Coulter is survived by her 3 sons, Royal | 8 | | J. (Kathy) Coulter, Gary D. (Dianne) Coulter, and Roger (Deb) | 9 | | Coulter; her 10 grandchildren, Chris (Melanie), Jeff | 10 | | (Allison), Matt (Kris), Tara (Ed), Melissa (Skyler), Meghan | 11 | | (Matt), Jaimee (Jeff), Joy (Erik), Jessica (Todd), and Jonah; | 12 | | her 18 great-grandchildren, Maria, Brian, Michael, Patrick, | 13 | | Ella, Claire, Jack, Bryn, Luke, Sam, Luca, Miles, August, | 14 | | Graham, Ivy, Gavin, Lila, and Sawyer; her sister, Mary Jane | 15 | | Russell; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | mourn the passing of Dorothy Mae Coulter, and extend our | 19 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 20 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Dorothy Coulter as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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