SR0223 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Ruth E. Cotter of Alton, who passed away on April 26, 2011; and

WHEREAS, She was born July 28, 1918, in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur L. and Effie M. (Smith) Mutschler; and

WHEREAS, She worked for Savannah Illinois Ordinance Depot and Beverly Farm in Godfrey; she was a member of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Alton where she was a member of the Altar Society; she was a member of the Daughters of Isabella and volunteered to deliver Meals on Wheels for 10 years; and

WHEREAS, On July 3, 1943, in Dubuque, Iowa, she married Henry L. Cotter; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; her brothers, James Arthur Mutschler and Frederick Mutschler; and her sister, Alice Louis; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Cotter is survived by her daughters, Susan Cotter and Elizabeth Cotter Keister; her son, Arthur L. Cotter and his wife, Pam; her grandchildren, Todd Link and his wife, Ali, Scott Link, Molly and Katie Keister, Angie Pekarik and her husband, Shaun, Adam Cotter and his wife, Sarah, and Kevin Cotter; and her great-grandchildren, Tucker, Griffin, Delaney, Teagan, Trent, Tristan, Kaleigh, and Alexis; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Ruth Cotter as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.