Full Text of SR0105 98th 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 Aurella M. "Ora" Hall of Aurora, who | 4 | | passed away on February 12, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Aurella Hall was born May 4, 1916, in Minot, North | 6 | | Dakota; her parents were Lester and Jessie (Vickerman) Reckord; | 7 | | she married Foster F. Hall on October 12, 1935; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Aurella Hall was a member of the Salvation Army | 9 | | for 91 years and served in many facets of the church and its | 10 | | outreach, including the food pantry, for many years; she was | 11 | | also active in the South Park Fire District Auxiliary; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Aurella Hall and her husband were foster parents | 13 | | to over 500 children over a 39-year period and were twice named | 14 | | Kane County Foster Parents of the Year, the first time when | 15 | | they reached the 300 child mark and the second time in 1965; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Aurella Hall was preceded in death by her parents; | 18 | | her husband; her sister, Vera Stemmett; and her son-in-law, | 19 | | Rev. Robert Elliott; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Aurella Hall is survived by her daughter, Frances |
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| 1 | | Elliott; her son, Foster F. Hall, Jr.; her grandchildren, James | 2 | | Elliott, Carolyn (Richard III) Excell, Sean Hall, Joshua Hall, | 3 | | and David Hall; her great grandchildren, Richard IV, Lauren, | 4 | | and Kayleigh Excell; and her many nieces and nephews; | 5 | | therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 | | her family and friends, the passing of Aurella M. "Ora" Hall; | 9 | | and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Aurella Hall as an expression of our | 12 | | sympathy.
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