Full Text of SR0713 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 Ruth D. (Varnau) Wetekam of Crystal Lake, | 4 | | who passed away on July 1, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Wetekam was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April | 6 | | 8, 1926; she married Harry Wetekam in 1948; they settled in | 7 | | Crystal Lake in 1973; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Wetekam worked in the front office of the | 9 | | Country Gas Company for nearly two decades; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Wetekam and her husband were members of First | 11 | | Congregational Church of Crystal Lake, where she dedicated much | 12 | | of her time to the church and the Women's Fellowship; she had a | 13 | | love of gardening and delighted in visiting flower gardens in | 14 | | various locales; she also enjoyed traveling with friends on | 15 | | cruise ships; her greatest pride was raising her children and | 16 | | being devoted to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Wetekam was preceded in death by her husband, | 19 | | Harry; her brother, William; and by her parents; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Wetekam is survived by her children, Donald |
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| 1 | | (Sheri), James (Nijjy), and Nancy (John); her grandchildren, | 2 | | Noelle, Daniel, Sarah, LeAna, Adam, and Andrew; and six | 3 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Ruth D. Wetekam, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Ruth Wetekam as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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