Full Text of SR0814 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Karen E. Backes of Marengo, who passed | 4 | | away on August 6, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Karen Backes was born in Belvidere to Clinton and | 6 | | Ethel (Ham) McKee on November 23, 1947; she graduated from | 7 | | Marengo Community High School in 1965 and received her | 8 | | associate degree from McHenry County College; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Karen Backes worked at Arnold Engineering for over | 10 | | 40 years in various departments; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Karen Backes was a member of International | 12 | | Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge | 13 | | 1832, where she served as secretary and treasurer for many | 14 | | years; she was an active member of the Marengo United Methodist | 15 | | Church, where she took part in Bible study and was a volunteer | 16 | | for the Senior Care Network; she was also a member of the TOPS | 17 | | Club, Inc. in Marengo; she enjoyed sewing, quilting, and going | 18 | | to movies and dinner with friends; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Karen Backes was preceded in death by her husband, | 20 | | James Backes, and her brother, James McKee; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Karen Backes is survived by her sons, Grant and | 2 | | Wade Boxleitner; her granddaughter, Denver Boxleitner; her | 3 | | brother, Kenneth (Helena) McKee; her sister-in-law, Sandra | 4 | | McKee; her nephew, Patrick McKee; and her niece, Jill McKee; | 5 | | therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Karen E. Backes, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Karen Backes as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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