Full Text of SR1049 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 Judith Jo "Judy" Whitaker of Granite | 4 | | City, who passed away on January 13, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Judy Whitaker was born to Samuel B. and Josephine | 6 | | H. (Majetic) Georgeff in Granite City on November 22, 1940; | 7 | | she was raised in Madison and was a resident of Granite City | 8 | | for the majority of her life; she married Walter L. Whitaker in | 9 | | Granite City on December 2, 1961, and he preceded her in death | 10 | | on January 2, 2019; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Judy Whitaker was appointed city clerk of Granite | 12 | | City by then-Mayor Ron Selph in 1994; she was elected in 1994 | 13 | | and served in that position until her retirement on May 1, | 14 | | 2021; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Prior to being elected city clerk, Judy Whitaker | 16 | | was elected and served as alderman for the 6th Ward from 1984 | 17 | | to 1994, where she served as chairman of the Sanitation, | 18 | | Pollution Control, Insurance, Dare, Past Beautification | 19 | | Program, Street & Alley, Police, and Fire, Water & Ambulance | 20 | | Committees; along with a committee of civic leaders, she | 21 | | spearheaded and re-established Santa's Cabin in 1996; she | 22 | | began the Santa's Holiday Avenue Parade in Granite City in |
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| 1 | | 1997; she was also instrumental in reinstating the | 2 | | Neighborhood Watch Program for the entire city; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Judy Whitaker served the City of Granite City in | 4 | | one capacity or another for five decades, starting as a | 5 | | precinct committeeman in 1974 and continuing in that capacity | 6 | | until her passing; during her tenure as a precinct | 7 | | committeeman, she also served as a Democratic State Committee | 8 | | Woman; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Judy Whitaker was a member of Holy Family | 10 | | Catholic Church, the Ladies Eagle Auxiliary #126, the Ladies | 11 | | Elkettes, and the Madison County Police Association; she was a | 12 | | humanitarian of the Madison County Humane Society; she loved | 13 | | animals and cherished her pets; she enjoyed fishing and | 14 | | traveling and will be remembered for the love and special | 15 | | times shared with her family and friends; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Judy Whitaker was preceded in death by her | 17 | | parents and her husband of 57 years, Walter L. Whitaker; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Judy Whitaker is survived by her daughter, Kristy | 19 | | J. (Paul) Bassler; her son, Mark Whitaker; her grandchildren, | 20 | | Hunter (Jessica) Bassler and Samantha Bassler; her brother, | 21 | | Sam (Georganne) Georgeff; her nephew, Michael (Lana) Georgeff; | 22 | | her niece, Bethany Georgeff; her great-nephew, Brendan |
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| 1 | | Georgeff; her other extended family members; and her many | 2 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Judith Jo "Judy" Whitaker and extend our sincere condolences | 6 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 7 | | it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Judy Whitaker as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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