Full Text of SR2477 99th 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 Helen A. Ballantyne of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on November 3, 2016 at the age of 94; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Helen Ballantyne was born in Carbondale to Oren | 6 | | and Ruth Crawshaw Bell on January 30, 1922; she married Kelso | 7 | | Joseph Ballantyne in Memphis, Tennessee on March 20, 1943; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Helen Ballantyne attended Southern Illinois | 9 | | University Carbondale; she and her husband built and owned the | 10 | | Surf Club of Springfield; she was a member of the Christian | 11 | | Science Church; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Hellen Ballantyne was a wonderful seamstress; she | 13 | | also enjoyed playing tennis and traveling with her husband; | 14 | | Helen was strong-willed and spirited; she had her pilot's | 15 | | license before she had her driver's license; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Helen Ballantyne was predeceased by her husband of | 17 | | 61 years, Kelso; her parents; and her grandson, Adam Stetson; | 18 | | and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Helen Ballantyne is survived by her son, Kelso R. | 20 | | (Bonnie) Ballantyne; her former daughter-in-law, Nancy |
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| 1 | | (Charles) Woodward; her grandchildren, Elizabeth (Jim) | 2 | | Livingston, Kelso Brent (Sadie) Ballantyne, Deborah (Kevin) | 3 | | Trout, and Ryan (Stacey) Woodward; and her ten | 4 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 7 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Helen A. Ballantyne, | 8 | | and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and | 9 | | all who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Helen Ballantyne as an expression of | 12 | | our deepest sympathy.
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