SR0711 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Margaret M. Kiple of Roselle, who recently passed away; and

WHEREAS, In June of 2004, she became involved with Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois; and

WHEREAS, After taking a course in patient care volunteer training, she decided instead to work in the fundraising area; she became one of the founding members of the Friends of Hospice; she volunteered to chair the Gala, and continued in that role for several years; she also worked with the Duck Race and the Barn Dance; and

WHEREAS, She became friends with the original Friends of Hospice, and the group was renamed the Babes of Hope in her honor; and

WHEREAS, She always had a smile on her face and spent her final days at the Pepper Family Hospice Home surrounded by her family and many friends; and

WHEREAS, Margaret M. Kiple was the dear sister of Mary (Mike) Ring, Cathy (John) Potter, Carol Anderson, John (Ariel), Bill (Cindy), David (Denise), Tom (Jackie), Paul (Linda), and the late Patricia and Robert (Debbie) Kiple; the dearest friend of Cathy and Dan Wickstrom and family, and Mary Beth and Bill Allen and family; and the dear aunt of many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Margaret Kiple; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Margaret Kiple as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.