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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Sylvia Fites, who passed away on May 6, |
4 | | 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Fites was born in Cape Town, South Africa, |
6 | | on July 5, 1926; she married Donald V. Fites on June 25, 1960; |
7 | | and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Fites graduated from Paarl Business School |
9 | | in 1944 and was employed by the Imperial Chemical Company until |
10 | | 1962; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Fites lived in Peoria from 1968 to 1970, |
12 | | 1975 to 1979, and 1982 to 2004; she accompanied her husband |
13 | | during assignments in Africa, Europe, Asia, and South America; |
14 | | and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Fites was a member of the First United |
16 | | Methodist Church in Peoria; she and her husband participated in |
17 | | First United Methodist charitable and missionary initiatives |
18 | | and the faith-based work of the Salvation Army; and |
19 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Fites was preceded in death by her parents; |
20 | | her brother, Lionel Dempsey; and her sister, Olga Lilley; and
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