SR0009 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Margaret Betty Martin of Peoria, who passed away on December 14, 2008; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Martin was born on August 25, 1922 in Decorah, Iowa; her parents were James and Dorothy Marlow Malanaphy; she married Glen J. Martin on April 26, 1947 in Decorah, Iowa; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Martin was employed as a waitress at Wright's Cafe in the 1950s; while working there, she became picket captain for the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Local 16, serving in that position during the city-wide strike in 1958; after the strike ended, she became an assistant business agent for the Local and was elected vice president in 1960; in 1966, she was elected president of the Local, a position she held until her retirement in 1993; she served as a trustee on the Local's insurance and pension funds; she served as the Local's delegate to numerous labor organizations and State and national conventions; she also served as president of the Illinois Culinary Alliance and started the Local's annual Christmas basket drive for the needy; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Martin was active in many organizations and on several boards, including the Visiting Nurses Association; she was recognized by the American Red Cross for the many pints of blood she had donated; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Martin was a political activist, coordinating many voter registration drives and Get Out the Vote drives; she was known by many local, State, and national politicians as Betty; she also served as a poll judge; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Martin was extremely proud of her Irish roots; she helped organize and was the first president of the Peoria Division of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians and served as chairperson of the State Board's Catholic Action Committee; in 2005, she was awarded a lifetime division membership by the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians; she was also an active member of the St. Patrick Society of Peoria and, in 1992, was designated the Society's Irish Mother of the Year; she and her family also served as a host family for an Irish exchange program; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Martin was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Martin was preceded in death by her husband; her brother, John Malanaphy; and her sister, Joyce Lynch; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Martin is survived by her sons, John (JoAnn) Martin and James (Fay) Martin; her daughter, Susan (Larry) Satterfield; her brother, James (Jean) Malanaphy; her sisters, Mary Lou (Leo) Manning, Dorothy (John) Kendall, and Julia (Laverne) Massman; her grandchildren, Beth Martin, Kevin Martin, Tom Satterfield, Laura Satterfield, Marsha Satterfield, Jeff Martin, and Vali Quast; and her five great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Margaret Martin as an expression of our sympathy.