Full Text of SR0263 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 Katherine A. Berry of Peoria, who passed | 4 | | away on December 24, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Katherine Berry was born in Champaign to Everett | 6 | | and Lois Shanks Wells on October 18, 1940; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Katherine Berry worked as a waitress at Jumer's in | 8 | | Peoria for 25 years, retiring in 1992; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Katherine Berry loved her family and | 10 | | grandchildren very much; she enjoyed reading, crossword | 11 | | puzzles, Fighting Illini basketball and the St. Louis | 12 | | Cardinals; she was a dear friend to many and a huge supporter | 13 | | of the Democratic Party; she was a member of the First | 14 | | Christian Church of Creve Coeur; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Katherine Berry was preceded in death by her | 16 | | parents; her husbands, Gerald Berry and William Wood Jr.; three | 17 | | sisters; and four brothers; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Katherine Berry is survived by her children, | 19 | | Steven L. Brown, Lori (Mark) Bitner, Lois (Tom) Whitby, Mary | 20 | | (Tim) Durdel, and Mark (Kim) Wood; her grandchildren, Molly and |
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| 1 | | Megan Bitner, Tiffany and Bethany Whitby, Alex and Morgan | 2 | | Barden, and Jordan and Melissa Wood; five great-grandchildren; | 3 | | and her beloved dog, Pippa; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Katherine A. Berry and extend our sincere condolences to her | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Katherine Berry as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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