Full Text of SR0533 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 Mary Pearl Hitchings of Litchfield, who | 4 | | passed away on June 23, 2019 at the age of 104; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Hitchings was born in Raymond to Roman Sr. | 6 | | and Lena (Oberkfell) Herman at the family farm on July 23, | 7 | | 1914; she married Herschel F. Hitchings at the St. Raymond | 8 | | parsonage on May 14, 1933; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mary Hitchings was a domestic housekeeper and | 10 | | cleaned the Raymond Post Office and library; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mary Hitchings was affectionately known as | 12 | | "Auntie Pearl"; she helped raise numerous children and loved | 13 | | children in general; even though she was never a mother of her | 14 | | own, she was a mother to many; she was a member of St. | 15 | | Raymond's Catholic Church in Raymond and was active in the | 16 | | Altar and Rosary Society; she was the one and only Senior Queen | 17 | | of the Raymond 4th of July Celebration since 1986; she enjoyed | 18 | | playing and hosting card parties and quilting; she was an avid | 19 | | fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and raised chickens and sold | 20 | | eggs; she was a wonderful cook and was famous for her noodles | 21 | | and angel food cake; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mary Hitchings was preceded in death by her | 2 | | parents; her husband, Herschel; her brothers, Roman Jr., | 3 | | Raymond, and Louis Herman; her sisters, Opal Wagahoff and May | 4 | | Herman; her niece, Rena Lou Herman; her nephews, Bob, Harold, | 5 | | and Kenny Wagahoff; her great-nephews, Dan and Joe Wagahoff; | 6 | | and her great-great-niece, Melinda Marten; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Mary Hitchings is survived by her nieces and | 8 | | nephews,
Mary Francis "Toots" Walch, Gail (Mike) Meisner, Jack | 9 | | Wagahoff, Jerry (Vi) Herman, John (Cheryl) Herman, and Bob | 10 | | (Karen) Herman; her great-nieces, Diane Bradbury, Judy (Earl) | 11 | | Law, Jean (Dan) Matthews, Janet Komor, Jackie (Wade) Clay, | 12 | | Jennifer (Roger) Anderson, Donna Wagahoff, Marlene (Carl) | 13 | | Marten, Debbie Massey, Jacklyn (Jeff) Still, Debbie (Bruce) | 14 | | Jokisch, Julie (Bill) Malach, Dana (Mike) Prather, Amy (David) | 15 | | Lovelady, Kristen (Trent) Seed, Kelly (John) Klopp, Kerri | 16 | | (Mike) Brockmeyer, Tara (Shane) Gilpin, Katie (Gary) Dulak, | 17 | | Anjenete Way, and Ashleigh (Adam) Rockwell; and her | 18 | | great-nephews, Dale (Rhea) Wagahoff, Jim (Diane) Wagahoff, | 19 | | Jerry (Donna) Wagahoff, Bob (Kate) Wagahoff, Carl (Janet) | 20 | | Walch, Rick (Debbie) Wagahoff, Kent (Kim) Wagahoff, Randy | 21 | | (Tammy) Wagahoff, Tod (Megan) Meisner, Ty (Marla) Herman, Ray | 22 | | Clem, Matthew (Maria Gabriela) Herman, Mark (Michele) Herman, | 23 | | Rush Herman, Zachary Herman, Noah (Betsy) Herman, and Ben | 24 | | (Chelsea) Herman; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Mary Pearl Hitchings and extend our sincere condolences to her | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Mary Hitchings as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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