Full Text of SR0053 96th General Assembly
SR0053 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Kathleen Jane Ash of St. Louis, Missouri, | 4 |
| who passed away on January 26, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on November 10, 1952, in Batesville, | 6 |
| Arkansas, to Lawrence and Marcella Evans; on June 2, 1978, she | 7 |
| married William (Bill) B. Ash of Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, She attended East Alton-Wood River High School and | 9 |
| graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in | 10 |
| 1974, majoring in English; she was the editor of Guitar Notes | 11 |
| for the Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society, with additional | 12 |
| responsibilities in graphic design, grant writing, and | 13 |
| organizational planning; since 1980, she worked side by side | 14 |
| with her husband, who serves as president for the society;
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She was preceded in death by her father, who | 16 |
| passed away in 1988; and
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| WHEREAS, She was loved by all and was known for her passion | 18 |
| for life; she was a lover of every type of animal, and will be | 19 |
| missed dearly by her husband, two cats, and a new puppy; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to her husband, she is survived by her |
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| mother; five siblings and three spouses, Lawrence Evans, M.D. | 2 |
| and his wife, Ginger, Donald Evans, Rosemary and Martin | 3 |
| Sammartano, Gwen Dwiggins, and Ruth and John Dwiggins; | 4 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 7 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Kathleen Ash; and be it | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Kathleen Ash as a symbol of our | 11 |
| sincere sympathy.
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