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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Kathleen Jane Ash of St. Louis, Missouri,
4 who passed away on January 26, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, She was born on November 10, 1952, in Batesville,
6 Arkansas, to Lawrence and Marcella Evans; on June 2, 1978, she
7 married William (Bill) B. Ash of Alton; and
 
8     WHEREAS, She attended East Alton-Wood River High School and
9 graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in
10 1974, majoring in English; she was the editor of Guitar Notes
11 for the Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society, with additional
12 responsibilities in graphic design, grant writing, and
13 organizational planning; since 1980, she worked side by side
14 with her husband, who serves as president for the society; and
 
15     WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her father, who
16 passed away in 1988; and
 
17     WHEREAS, She was loved by all and was known for her passion
18 for life; she was a lover of every type of animal, and will be
19 missed dearly by her husband, two cats, and a new puppy; and
 
20     WHEREAS, In addition to her husband, she is survived by her

 

 

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1 mother; five siblings and three spouses, Lawrence Evans, M.D.
2 and his wife, Ginger, Donald Evans, Rosemary and Martin
3 Sammartano, Gwen Dwiggins, and Ruth and John Dwiggins;
4 therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
7 her family and friends, the passing of Kathleen Ash; and be it
8 further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Kathleen Ash as a symbol of our
11 sincere sympathy.