Full Text of SR0746 096th General Assembly
SR0746 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Patricia R. "Patsy" Hranka, of Peoria, | 4 |
| formerly of Pekin and Lewistown, who passed away on April 1, | 5 |
| 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born December 22, 1926, in Peoria, the | 7 |
| daughter of Elinor Heffren; she was raised from birth in | 8 |
| Lewistown by her grandparents, Fred and Eva Heffren; she | 9 |
| married Jerry K. Hranka on November 29, 1947, at Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary's | 11 |
| Catholic Church in Lewistown, where she served on the Altar and | 12 |
| Rosary Society; she had served as past president of the Knights | 13 |
| of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary in Pekin; and
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| WHEREAS, She enjoyed traveling with her husband to European | 15 |
| countries, and they visited Ireland and Czechoslovakia; they | 16 |
| also enjoyed an Alaskan cruise; she was an avid doll collector; | 17 |
| her greatest joy was having her family gathered together for | 18 |
| family dinners; the love of her family brought her a lifetime | 19 |
| of abundant blessings; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; her | 21 |
| mother; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one |
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| stepbrother; and
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| WHEREAS, Patricia Hranka is survived by her four sons, Joe | 3 |
| (Shelly) Hranka, Tom (Susan) Hranka, John (Karen) Hranka, and | 4 |
| Patrick (Pam) Hranka; her six daughters, Therese Peck, Mary | 5 |
| (Larry) Haynes, Margaret Nelson, Anna (Kirk) McKinzie, Cecilia | 6 |
| (Ray) White, and Kathleen (Joseph) Heskett; her stepbrother, | 7 |
| Raymond Beaty Jr. of Mexico; her 30 grandchildren; her five | 8 |
| stepgrandchildren; and her four great-grandchildren; | 9 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Patricia Hranka; and be | 13 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Patricia Hranka as a symbol of our | 16 |
| sincere sympathy.
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