Full Text of SR1908 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 Myra Miriam Becker of Elgin, who passed | 4 | | away on July 10, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Myra Becker earned a master's degree in speech | 6 | | therapy right after World War II; an Iowa native, she and her | 7 | | husband moved to Elgin in 1965; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Myra Becker worked as a speech therapist in area | 9 | | schools; she retired from Community Unit District 300 in 1985; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Myra Becker donated much of her time to local | 12 | | organizations; she was a member and past president of the YWCA | 13 | | Elgin board and was instrumental in pushing for its child care | 14 | | and Teen Reach programs; she was a member of the Elgin Area | 15 | | League of Women Voters since 1958 and also served on the Larkin | 16 | | Center's board of directors before that organization closed; | 17 | | until her death, she was a vigorous advocate for women's | 18 | | empowerment, mental health, voter's rights, fair housing | 19 | | legislation, and education; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Myra Becker was preceded in death by her husband | 21 | | of 49 years, Morton; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Myra Becker is survived by her children, Lance | 2 | | (Karin Rhodes) Becker, Diana (Jerry) Cutts, and Tracy | 3 | | Dillinger; her grandchildren, Nora (Corey Dukes) Becker, Eli | 4 | | Becker, and Hannah, Ariel, Greta, and Joey Cutts; and her | 5 | | great-grandson, Gabriel; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Myra Miriam Becker and extend our sincere condolences to her | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Myra Becker as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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