Full Text of SR0949 98th 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 Patricia Colleen Wannemacher of | 4 | | Bloomington, who passed away on December 24, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Wannemacher was born in Bloomington on | 6 | | March 17, 1931 to William and Louise (nee Erhmantraut) O'Neil; | 7 | | she married Louis J. "Jerry" Wannemacher on February 5, 1951; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Wannemacher, along with her husband, | 10 | | operated Wannemacher Electric, Inc., where she served as | 11 | | President; she was active in the McLean County Electrical | 12 | | Contractors Association, President of the Illinois Association | 13 | | of Women Contractors and Entrepreneurs, and President of the | 14 | | United Private Industry Council; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Wannemacher was active in civic affairs; | 16 | | she was elected to the McLean County Board and was the first | 17 | | woman President of the McLean County Chamber of Commerce and | 18 | | served many years on its board; she co-chaired the McLean | 19 | | County 21st Century Committee, was a board member of the | 20 | | Illinois Wesleyan Associates, and was a life-member of the | 21 | | BroMenn Service League; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Wannemacher was the recipient of several | 2 | | honors; she was in the first class of the YWCA's Women of | 3 | | Distinction Award, was an honorary member of Laborers | 4 | | International Union of North America through Bloomington Local | 5 | | 362, and was recently selected as a "History Maker" by the | 6 | | McLean County Museum of History; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Wannemacher was preceded in death by her | 8 | | husband, Louis; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Wannemacher is survived by her children, | 10 | | Steve (Deb) Wannemacher, John (Sally) Wannemacher, Jo Ann | 11 | | (Michael) Reidy, and Karen (Brett) Arseneault; her 8 | 12 | | grandchildren; and her 7 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Patricia Colleen Wannemacher, and extend our sincere | 16 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 17 | | her; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Patricia Wannemacher as an | 20 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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