Full Text of SR0951 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Bette R. Jackson of Woodson, who | 4 | | passed away on March 13, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bette Jackson was born to Raymond E. and | 6 | | Elizabeth L. Bronson Johnson in Wausau, Wisconsin on February | 7 | | 15, 1935; she graduated from Appleton High School in Wisconsin | 8 | | in 1953; she married Lee Roy Jackson Jr. on August 18, 1956, | 9 | | and he preceded her in death on April 24, 2008; she graduated | 10 | | from MacMurray College in 1957; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bette Jackson threw herself into being a | 12 | | Jacksonvillian after marriage; following her love of nature, | 13 | | she developed and directed the first Girl Scout overnight | 14 | | camping program for the area; she also served as president and | 15 | | was an enthusiastic supporter of the Jacksonville MacMurray | 16 | | Music Association; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Bette Jackson served on the Passavant Memorial | 18 | | Area Hospital's Board of Trustees for multiple terms; she | 19 | | promoted the hospital's blood donation program throughout | 20 | | Morgan and Scott counties; she also developed and promoted the | 21 | | first CPR training program for the hospital; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bette Jackson followed her true passion in 1987, | 2 | | founding and becoming the director of Woodhaven Hospice, the | 3 | | first compassionate dying program for patients and families in | 4 | | the area; she served as director for 20 years until her | 5 | | retirement; during this time, she established support groups | 6 | | for both survivors of strokes and the families of stroke | 7 | | victims in Jacksonville; she also advocated for younger town | 8 | | members by starting a grief support group at Turner Junior | 9 | | High School; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bette Jackson joined her husband's family church, | 11 | | First Presbyterian Church of Jacksonville, where she served as | 12 | | both an elder and a deacon for multiple terms; she was a | 13 | | long-standing and active member of Chapter El of the PEO, | 14 | | where she served in several different leadership positions for | 15 | | many years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bette Jackson was preceded in death by her | 17 | | parents; her husband; and her brother, William R. Johnson; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bette Jackson is survived by her daughters, Rae | 19 | | Ellen Hopkins-Hostetler (Randy) and Karen "KJ" Doyle (Kelly); | 20 | | her grandchildren, Becca R. Cannon, Sarah E. Hopkins (Brandon | 21 | | Doherty), and Laura B. Whittaker; her step-grandchildren, C. | 22 | | Doyle, Molly Doyle, and Jason Doyle; one great-granddaughter; | 23 | | two great-grandsons; and her sister-in-law, Carol (Gary) |
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| 1 | | Watkins; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Bette R. Jackson and extend our sincere condolences to her | 5 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Bette Jackson as an expression of | 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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