Full Text of SR0087 95th General Assembly
SR0087 95TH 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 Della Merna of Canton, who passed away on | 4 |
| February 28, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Della Lou Merna was born in Galesburg on March 8, | 6 |
| 1931, to Eugene and Della (Peacock) DeWitt; she married William | 7 |
| Merna on September 3, 1949, in Peoria; and
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| WHEREAS, Della was a loving mother, grandmother, and | 9 |
| homemaker; she worked for Multi-Ad in Peoria and Canton School | 10 |
| District 66 in the cafeteria; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in | 12 |
| Canton, where she baked for and helped with the funeral | 13 |
| dinners; and she was co-chair of the International Knights of | 14 |
| Columbus Camporee; and
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| WHEREAS, Preceding Della Merna in death were her parents, | 16 |
| four brothers, and one sister; and
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| WHEREAS, Della Merna is survived by her husband, William; | 18 |
| her sons, Bill, Timothy (Carol), and Thomas (Lisa); her | 19 |
| daughters, Nancy (Larry) Hindle and Phyllis (Lynn) Jarvis; her | 20 |
| eleven grandchildren; her seven great-grandchildren; her |
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| brothers, Elbert Mose DeWitt, Frank (Joyce) DeWitt, and Larry | 2 |
| DeWitt; and her sisters, Bernice Ricci and Evagene Gilchrist; | 3 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Della Merna; and be it | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the family of Della Merna as a symbol of our | 10 |
| sympathy.
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