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90_SR0101
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Elizabeth Donovan of Swansea,
4 Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Elizabeth "Betty" Donovan was born in East St.
6 Louis, Illinois on May 31, 1932; her parents were Richard and
7 Regina Powell; and
8 WHEREAS, Elizabeth Donovan was retired as the liaison in
9 the Comptroller Office for the State of Illinois; Ms. Donovan
10 served as president of St. Cyril's Mothers Club, served in
11 Holy Angels Mothers Club, Ladies Auxiliary AOH-Division 1,
12 within St. Clair County and the State, and as a National
13 Historian; she was a member of the Auxiliary of Knights of
14 Columbus 592; she served with the Caseyville Township
15 Democratic Club as its president; she was a member of the
16 National Federation of Democratic Women; she attended a
17 briefing session at the White House under the administration
18 of President Carter; and she was a delegate to the National
19 Democratic Convention in 1984 and 1988; and
20 WHEREAS, Elizabeth Donovan is survived by her son,
21 Michael L. Donovan; her three daughters, Deborah and her
22 husband Danny McEwing, Dorothy and her husband Royce
23 Carlisle, and Sarah J. Donovan; her three grandchildren,
24 Shawn Donovan, Colleen Carlisle, and Andrea Carlisle; her
25 sisters Mary Jean Ring, Patricia Webbe, and Margie Bailey;
26 her great aunt Mary Brooks; many nieces, nephews, cousins,
27 and her special friend Betty Martz; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
29 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her
30 family and friends, the death of Elizabeth Donovan of
31 Swansea, Illinois; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Elizabeth Donovan, along with our
3 sincere condolences.