Full Text of SR0431 94th General Assembly
SR0431 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Margaret Elizabeth Baker | 4 |
| Martin of Aurora, formerly of Sycamore and Oregon, Illinois, on | 5 |
| Friday, June 24, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on July 31, 1916, to Ulysses and | 7 |
| Frances (Brown) Baker in Edwardsville, where she grew up; she | 8 |
| was the beloved wife of Fred Lansing Martin; they married in | 9 |
| 1937 in a double ceremony in Huntsville, Missouri; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Martin was active in various women's groups | 11 |
| over the years, including Methodist Women's Fellowship, bridge | 12 |
| clubs, and she was recent Past President of Questers, an | 13 |
| antiques enthusiasts club; her passions were the Chicago | 14 |
| Tribune morning crossword puzzle, her bridge games with | 15 |
| friends, baking traditional angel food cakes, and her timeless | 16 |
| devotion to her children and grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Margaret Martin has been deeply | 18 |
| felt by many, especially her children, Frances Sheffer, Bradley | 19 |
| Martin, and Beverly (Michael) Mason; her grandchildren, Scott | 20 |
| (Cynthia) and Stuart (Linda) Kuntzelman, Jessica (Joe) Silver, | 21 |
| Ashley (Jason) Dimm, Jay (Amanda) Martin, and Lindsay and Grant | 22 |
| Mason; and her eight great-grandchildren; she was preceded in | 23 |
| death by her parents; her husband, Fred Martin in 1981; her | 24 |
| son, Jeffrey (Margo) Martin; two infant children; and her | 25 |
| sister, Mildred (Clen) Lawson; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 27 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 28 |
| Margaret Elizabeth Baker Martin, and we extend our sincere | 29 |
| condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 30 |
| her; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 3 |
| sympathy.
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