Full Text of SR0851 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 Elizabeth "Bette" Ann Rackauskas of | 4 | | Bloomington, who passed away on November 24, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bette Rackauskas was born in St. Paul, Minnesota | 6 | | to Lt. Col. (USMC) Richard Karl and Harriet McCarr Davis; she | 7 | | graduated from Sacred Heart of Mary High School in Rolling | 8 | | Meadows and continued her education at the Cook County School | 9 | | of Nursing; she earned her registered nursing license at the | 10 | | St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago in | 11 | | 1974; she married Dr. Gregory George Rackauskas on October 26, | 12 | | 1974; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bette Rackauskas began her career at Cook County | 14 | | Hospital and continued with opportunities in Bloomington, | 15 | | where she and her husband started his private dental practice; | 16 | | throughout her life, she held many roles when working in | 17 | | medical practices, in interior design, and in her volunteer | 18 | | activities; she was generous with her time, her creativity, and | 19 | | her leadership skills; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Bette Rackauskas served her community as a Girl | 21 | | Scout Troop leader and an active supporter of the Central | 22 | | Catholic High School Parents Club; she helped raise funds for |
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| 1 | | the American Red Cross; she was an appointed member of the | 2 | | Bloomington Planning Commission and a member of the | 3 | | Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of | 4 | | Directors; she spent a decade as an elected official on the | 5 | | McLean County Board; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Bette Rackauskas was full of love and especially | 7 | | enjoyed cooking for her family; she welcomed everyone into her | 8 | | home and supported her children in all their endeavors; she | 9 | | made every holiday magical and loved teaching her children | 10 | | about their Lithuanian heritage; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bette Rackauskas was preceded in death by her | 12 | | parents and her brother, CPT (US Army) Casey Davis; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bette Rackauskas is survived by her husband of 45 | 14 | | years, Greg; her children, Analiesa (Michael) Dickson, Dr. | 15 | | Vanessa Rackauskas, CDR (US Navy) Preston (Bridget) | 16 | | Rackauskas, Jarrod (Kelly) Rackauskas, Dr. Cassandra (Cory) | 17 | | Matney, Lorelei Samuelson, Natasha (Brandon) Long, and | 18 | | Marshall Rackauskas; her grandchildren, Madeline, Paxton, | 19 | | Jack, Eli, Christianson, Ava, Clark, Harper, Clyde, and | 20 | | Josephine; her brothers, Michael (Doreen) Davis, Kelly | 21 | | (Debbie) Davis, and LTC (US Army) Patrick (Elizabeth) Davis; | 22 | | and her sisters, Mary Davis Schoneman, Terri (Rick) Kerwin, and | 23 | | Kathleen (Eric) Barr; 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 | | Elizabeth "Bette" Ann Rackauskas and extend our sincere | 4 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 | | her; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Bette Rackauskas as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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