Full Text of SR1012 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 Barbara J. "Barb" Baker of Jacksonville, | 4 | | who passed away on February 7, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Barb Baker was born in Jacksonville to Harold and | 6 | | Catherine Vieira DeFrates on July 28, 1947; she graduated from | 7 | | Jacksonville High School in 1965 and attended Lincoln Land | 8 | | Community College and Heartland Business College; she married | 9 | | Paul C. Baker in Jacksonville on February 15, 1975; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Barb Baker was the Deputy City Clerk for the City | 11 | | of Jacksonville from 1974 to 1988; in 1988, she was elected | 12 | | Morgan County Circuit Clerk and served until 2002; following | 13 | | that, she served as the office manager for U.S. Representatives | 14 | | Ray LaHood, Aaron Schock, and Darin LaHood; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Barb Baker was a past-president of the Sunrise | 16 | | Rotary Club, where she received the Paul Harris Fellowship | 17 | | Award; she was past-president of the Pilot Club, the Morgan | 18 | | County Republican Women's Club, the Illinois Association of | 19 | | Court Clerks, and Play for All Incorporated (Godfrey Park); she | 20 | | served as treasurer for the City of Jacksonville Park System | 21 | | Board; she was a board member of the Passavant Memorial Area | 22 | | Hospital and a lifetime board member of the Salvation Army; she |
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| 1 | | also served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and an | 2 | | alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Barb Baker grew up as a member of Northminster | 4 | | Presbyterian Church; most recently, she was a member of First | 5 | | Baptist Church; she enjoyed serving others and spending time | 6 | | with her grandchildren; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Barb Baker was preceded in death by her father, | 8 | | Harold DeFrates; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Barb Baker is survived by her husband, Paul; her | 10 | | sons, David (Stacee) and Brad (Jody) Racey; her grandchildren, | 11 | | Lauren, Jack, Claire, Sarah, Nichola, and Anthony; her | 12 | | stepchildren, Sherri (Brian) Farley and Paul Derrick (Schelli) | 13 | | Baker; three step-grandchildren; her mother, Catherine Vieira | 14 | | DeFrates; her brother, Darrell (Jan) DeFrates; and many nieces | 15 | | and nephews, including Don (Leslie) DeFrates; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Barbara J. "Barb" Baker and extend our sincere condolences to | 19 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Barb Baker as an expression of our | 2 | | deepest sympathy.
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