SR1276 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" St. Peters of Alton, who passed away on December 28, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Jackie St. Peters was born in Hammond, Indiana to Stanley and Marjorie Baldwin Kocur on September 22, 1960; she grew up in the suburban Chicago area and graduated from the Bishop Noll Institute; she moved to Alton in 1978 to live with her sister and married Doug St. Peters on October 24, 1982; and

WHEREAS, Jackie St. Peters graduated from the International School of Travel in Chicago and worked as a travel agent at various locations in Alton and St. Louis; and

WHEREAS, Jackie St. Peters was a member of St. Ambrose Church in Godfrey and then St. Mary Church in Alton; she enjoyed animals, snow, Christmas decorations, St. Louis Cardinal baseball, Michigan, the number seven, Notre Dame, Aaron Rodgers, and the Green Bay Packers; her family always came first for her, which included her much loved dogs; she spent many happy times with her family at beautiful Walloon Lake, Michigan, where she had vacationed since she was a young child; her most recent travel highlight was a family cruise and trip to Disneyland that she made with her husband and their three girls; and

WHEREAS, Jackie St. Peters was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Karyn Kelly; her brother, Rick Kocur; her brother-in-law, Dr. Frank Drew; and her brother-in-law, Rick Watts; and

WHEREAS, Jackie St. Peters is survived by her husband, Doug; her daughters, Laura, Courtney, and Megan; her sisters, Jan Drew and Lauren (Jim) Macintyre; her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Wiona Jeffrey, Michael Kelly, Don and Gerry St. Peters, Darlene Watts, Dale and Nancy St. Peters, Denise St. Peters, and Danelle St. Peters; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" St. Peters, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Jackie St. Peters as an expression of our deepest sympathy.