Full Text of SR2068 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 Victor H. Betcher of Silvis, who passed | 4 | | away on September 21, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Victor Betcher was born in Ashland, New Hampshire | 6 | | to Harry and Julia (Wicklund) Taylor on October 31, 1933; he | 7 | | attended Farleigh-Dickerson College and served in the U.S. | 8 | | Army; he married Barbara Ann Duplissis in Wharton, New Jersey | 9 | | on December 13, 1953; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Victor Betcher worked as a munitions commander at | 11 | | the Rock Island Arsenal for many years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Victor Betcher was a member of the American Legion | 13 | | and a longtime volunteer at the Hammond Henry Hospital and the | 14 | | Hillcrest Nursing Home in Geneseo; he enjoyed bowling, fishing, | 15 | | hunting, and golfing; he was a fan of all sports and was an | 16 | | avid Geneseo football fan; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Victor Betcher was preceded in death by his | 18 | | parents; his sisters, Ellen Reilly and Ingrid Carlson; and his | 19 | | brothers, Raymond and Donald Taylor; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Victor Betcher is survived by his wife, Barbara; |
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| 1 | | his daughters, Connie (Jeff) Melby, Cindy Betcher, and Kathy | 2 | | Betcher; his grandchildren, Molly Danay, Hilary (Evan) Nelson, | 3 | | Sarah (Chris) Jacobi, Charlie Caldwell, and Sampson Sprague; | 4 | | and his great-grandchildren, Owen and Reid Jacobi, Hunter | 5 | | Danay, and Esme Nelson; 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 | | Victor H. Betcher and extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Victor Betcher as an expression of | 13 | | our deepest sympathy.
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