Full Text of SR1328 100th 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 Elizabeth A. "Betty" Sullivan of Wonder | 4 | | Lake, who passed away on January 7, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Sullivan was born in Chicago to Frank and | 6 | | Elizabeth (Leptich) Scherer on December 25, 1929; she married | 7 | | William J. Sullivan in Chicago on April 22, 1950; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, While living in Chicago, Betty Sullivan was a | 9 | | homemaker and provided support for her husband, father, and | 10 | | brother, as they owned and operated Armitage Hardware Store in | 11 | | Chicago from 1949 to 1971; in 1962, she and Bill moved to | 12 | | Wonder Lake; they purchased the Wonder Lake Hardware store in | 13 | | 1971 and it became Sullivan's Hardware Store; in 2002, after | 14 | | over 30 years in business, they sold the hardware store and | 15 | | retired in 2003; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Betty Sullivan and Bill were instrumental in | 17 | | co-founding the Wonder Lake Chamber of Commerce, where she | 18 | | volunteered as treasurer for many years and was a staple of | 19 | | chamber events; she served as a Master Property Owners | 20 | | Association (MPOA) delegate for the Highland Shores | 21 | | subdivision and as an officer on the MPOA Board of Directors; | 22 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Betty Sullivan was a longtime member of Christ the | 2 | | King Church in Wonder Lake, where she taught CCD classes; she | 3 | | was active with the Wonder Lake Fire Department Auxiliary and | 4 | | the Wonder Lake Women's Club; her favorite leisure time | 5 | | enjoyments included taking cruises with her husband and | 6 | | participating in a golf league; her biggest pride and joy in | 7 | | life was her beautiful family; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Betty Sullivan was preceded in death by her | 9 | | parents; her husband, William; her brother, Frank; and her | 10 | | son-in-law, Jerry Draffkorn; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Betty Sullivan is survived by her children, | 12 | | Barbara Sullivan, Sue Draffkorn, Leann (Sean) McMonigal, | 13 | | Robert (Renee) Sullivan, Larry (Julie) Sullivan, and Patrick | 14 | | (Jonnie Jo) Sullivan; and her grandchildren, Sheila (Sean) | 15 | | Britten, Rebecca (Pavel) Tryska, Elizabeth (Chad) Stewart, | 16 | | Amanda (Brian) Garner, Jill (Ken) Oakley, Jim (Olivia Stangret) | 17 | | Draffkorn, Kyle Sullivan, Kelley (Joe Martinez) Sullivan, Lisa | 18 | | Sullivan, Shane McMonigal, and Brenna McMonigal; therefore, be | 19 | | it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Elizabeth A. "Betty" Sullivan, and extend our sincere |
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| 1 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 2 | | her; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Betty Sullivan as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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