Full Text of SR0398 101st 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 Betsy G. Berry of Michigan City, Indiana, | 4 | | who passed away on April 26, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Betsy Berry was born in Chicago; she served in the | 6 | | U.S. Navy in the 1940s and graduated from Roosevelt University; | 7 | | she married Edwin C. "Bill" Berry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in | 8 | | September 1956; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Betsy Berry had a successful career as a real | 10 | | estate agent in the Hyde Park area; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Betsy Berry moved to Michigan City, Indiana in the | 12 | | late 1980s; she worked with the Three Oaks Food Pantry and | 13 | | volunteered at the homeless shelter; she was on the Literacy | 14 | | Advisory Board of the Michigan City Public Library, where she | 15 | | tutored English as a second language; she was a mentor at the | 16 | | Hours For Ours program at Michigan City schools and served as a | 17 | | board member of the North Central Community Action Agency; she | 18 | | was dedicated to promoting civil rights throughout her | 19 | | lifetime; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Betsy Berry was preceded in death by her husband, | 21 | | Bill; her adopted son, Myron H. Wahls; and her brother, Robert |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Betsy Berry is survived by her adopted children, | 3 | | Joseph M. Berry, Charles Carter, Westina Matthews Shatteen, and | 4 | | Melanie Berry; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; many | 5 | | nieces and nephews; and numerous friends in the Michigan City | 6 | | and Chicago area; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Betsy G. Berry and extend our sincere condolences to her | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Betsy Berry as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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