SR0751 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, LaVerne E. Trent of Alton died November 18, 2004; and

WHEREAS, She was born September 14, 1926 in Wood River to Walter and Clara (Harrington) Manns; she married Gilbert "Gib" Trent on February 24, 1945; and

WHEREAS, She had retired as a legal secretary for several area attorneys and was a member of the Legal Secretary's Association in Madison County; and

WHEREAS, In 1957, she and her husband joined the First Baptist Church of Rosewood Heights, where she served as treasurer, deaconess, and choir member; one of the true loves of her life was listening to her husband speak at church meetings, and her family always said she was the true spirit of the Trent family; she will be remembered forever for her love of her family and dear friends; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Janet Bradley; and

WHEREAS, The passing of LaVerne E. Trent will be felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her husband, Gilbert; her sons and daughter-in-law, Gib Trent, Jr. and Larry and Jeanne Trent; her grandchildren and their spouses, David and Misty Trent, Steve and Deborah (Trent) Schrepfer, Derek Trent, Darin and Tara Trent, and Angela and Andy Blasingim; and her great-grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, She is also survived by Jonnie Morgan, who was like a special daughter to her; her very special lifetime friends, Maxine Bechtold, Helen Littleton, and Louise Moore; and a host of many other dear friends and relatives; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of LaVerne E. Trent and extend our sincerest condolences to her family and friends; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to her family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.