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                                     LRB093 10683 HSS 11036 r

 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn  of the death of Nancy Jo
 4    Batman of Moweaqua on Wednesday, January 8, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mrs. Batman  was  born  on  March  17,  1943  in
 6    Lincoln to John and Iva Linxweiler Scott; she married Raymond
 7    Batman on November 28, 1964 at First Christian Church in Blue
 8    Mound; and

 9        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Batman worked at one time for the Decatur
10    Herald and Review as a reporter; she returned years later  to
11    work  as  a  columnist;  her  most recent employment was as a
12    manager at Hieronymus Mueller Museum, a columnist for Decatur
13    Magazine, and as a writer of newsletters  for  organizations,
14    specifically Dovetales for Dove, Inc.; and

15        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Batman  wrote three books, "Yeah, But How
16    Would She Look Beside the Go-Kart Trophy?", "It's Not  Polite
17    to  Play  Dead  at  the  Supper  Table", and "Betty June Felt
18    Mean"; and

19        WHEREAS, Mrs. Batman will be remembered  as  a  humorous,
20    generous,  enthusiastic,  creative, and fun woman and will be
21    deeply  missed  by  many,  especially  her  husband,  Raymond
22    Batman; her son, Jay Batman; her  daughters,  Shannon  Batman
23    and  Lindsay  Chapman  and husband Daniel; her brother, David
24    Scott, and wife Betty; her sister, Jane  Scott;  her  father,
25    John   Scott;   her   mother-in-law,   Pauline   Batman;  her
26    brother-in-law, Jim Batman and wife Jenny;  and  her  several
27    nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

28        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
29    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the  passing
30    of Nancy Jo Batman and offer our sincerest condolences to her
31    family and friends; and be it further
 
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 1        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 2    presented to the family of Nancy Jo Batman with  our  deepest
 3    sympathy.