Full Text of HR1210 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Betty A. | 4 | | Taylor of Canton, who passed away on April 30, 2016 at her home | 5 | | surrounded by family; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Betty Taylor was born on August 24, 1932 in Canton | 7 | | to Clifton and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick; she married Dr. Willison | 8 | | I. Taylor in 1964; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, A lifelong Cantonian, Betty Taylor graduated from | 10 | | Canton High School, the Graham Hospital School of Nursing, and | 11 | | Western Illinois University; she worked as a nurse at | 12 | | Glenn-McGuire Clinic and Graham Hospital for 11 years and as a | 13 | | health teacher at Canton High School for 18 years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Betty Taylor was heavily involved in the | 15 | | community; she served on the Spoon River College Board of | 16 | | Trustees for 20 years; she was an active member of her PEO, the | 17 | | Altruistic Club, the Friendship Festival Committee, the | 18 | | Community Concert Association, the Federated Business and | 19 | | Professional Women's Club, the Fulton/McDonough Mental Health | 20 | | Association Board, and the Canton Community Resources | 21 | | Committee; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Betty Taylor volunteered for many groups, | 2 | | including the YMCA, the Canton Lions Club Eye Clinic, the | 3 | | American Cancer Association, and the Illinois Heart | 4 | | Association; she was honored with the Canton YWCA Woman of | 5 | | Distinction Award in 2000; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Betty Taylor was preceded in death by her husband, | 7 | | Willison; her siblings, Eldon Kirkpatrick and Marilyn Mosher; | 8 | | and her stepson, Dr. Daniel Taylor; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Betty Taylor is survived by her daughter, Karen | 10 | | (John) Disharoon; her stepchildren, Nancy Randol and Gary | 11 | | (Cathy) Taylor; her grandchildren, Mary Mansker, Sue | 12 | | Carpentier, Ann Randol, Kelly Russell, Kristen Deweese, Jack | 13 | | Disharoon, and Taylor Disharoon; her 14 great-grandchildren; | 14 | | and her great great-grandchild; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Betty Taylor was a compassionate, loving mother, | 16 | | sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend and was tireless in her | 17 | | zeal to help others; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | mourn the passing of Betty A. Taylor and extend our sincere | 21 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 22 | | her; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Betty Taylor as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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