Full Text of SR0983 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of Jean Anne Bates, who passed | 4 | | away on October 21, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jean Anne Bates graduated from Tolono Unity High | 6 | | School and went to St. Francis Nursing School in Peoria; she | 7 | | married William Wolf in Pestoum in 1965, lived in Tolono, and | 8 | | later moved to El Paso; she began her career in 1978, at Shell | 9 | | Chemical Products, which later became DuPont Agricultural | 10 | | Products; she graduated from Texas A&M fire school, following | 11 | | her father's footsteps and becoming a fire chief, and finished | 12 | | her career as a senior human resources leader at DuPont; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jean Anne Bates was a very active philanthropist, | 14 | | volunteering for the United Way, McLean County Compact, WYSE | 15 | | Competition, Day of the Dozier, McLean County Extension Board, | 16 | | and also served on the Community Cancer Center Board; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jean Anne Bates was busy in her retirement taking | 18 | | care of her grandchildren and traveling the world working for | 19 | | Mecum Auto Auctions; she loved cars almost as much as people; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jean Ann Bates was preceded in death by her |
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| 1 | | parents, Milt and Anne Bates, Louie and Jo Reis, and her niece, | 2 | | Jennifer Bates; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Jean Anne Bates is survived by her children, Kerry | 4 | | (Beth Pelz) Wolf, Kristy (Dan) Moore, Jodi (David) Hettinger, | 5 | | and Jessica (Kevin) Ryan; her grandchildren, Gina, Justin, | 6 | | Logan, and Allison; her brothers, Charles Bates and Dennis | 7 | | (Linda) Bates; her sister, Mary Strohl; and many nieces and | 8 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Jean Anne Bates, and we extend our sincere condolences to her | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Jean Anne Bates as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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