Full Text of SR1323 098th 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 Dolores M. Klein of West Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on June 18, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Klein was born on May 30, 1927 in Peoria | 6 | | to Thomas and Hazel Fosbender Gibson; she married Edward Joseph | 7 | | Klein in Peoria on May 17, 1952; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Klein worked in the home raising her | 9 | | children; she and her husband also took in foster children for | 10 | | many years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Klein was active in women's rights groups | 12 | | all of her life, and, in 2010, she was inducted into the | 13 | | Women's National Hall of Fame; she was past-President of the | 14 | | National Organization for Women and the National Association | 15 | | for the Advancement of Colored People, both in the local Peoria | 16 | | chapters; she was also very involved in the "Clothes Line | 17 | | Project", a national movement helping woman heal emotionally | 18 | | from domestic violence; she was a member of the Universalist | 19 | | Unitarian Church in Peoria; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Klein was preceded in death by one | 21 | | daughter, Mary Ann Klein; one son, Christopher Klein; 3 |
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| 1 | | brothers; and one grandson, William Klein; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Klein is survived by her husband of 62 | 3 | | years, Edward Joseph Klein; her 5 children, Tina (Patrick) | 4 | | Puntoni, Paula Klein, Timothy (Deborah) Klein, Evan Klein, and | 5 | | Martin (Barbara) Klein; 6 grandchildren; 6 | 6 | | great-grandchildren; and 3 brothers, John (Camille) Gibson, | 7 | | David Gibson, and Patrick Gibson; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Dolores M. Klein, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Dolores Klein as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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