SR0458 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Doris Raabe of Walnut, who passed away on November 10, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Doris Raabe was born on January 24, 1912, in Rushville, Indiana; her parents were Charles and Anna (McColly) Burton; she married Willis "Bill" Raabe on December 10, 1943, in Rockford; and

WHEREAS, Doris Raabe grew up on a farm in rural Jasper County; after graduating from Newton High School in 1930, she moved to Decatur to work, then to Chicago to work as a bookkeeper; she met her future husband in Kewanee, where she worked in the employment office; the couple moved to Walnut, where she lived for 60 years and had many close friends; and

WHEREAS, Doris Raabe and her husband were partners in Raabe Hardware in Walnut for 21 years and in his real estate business for 15 years; and

WHEREAS, Doris Raabe loved to garden, can vegetables, sew, cook for her family, and meet her friends at the Walnut Cafe for lunch on Fridays; and

WHEREAS, Doris Raabe was a member of the Walnut United Methodist Church; and

WHEREAS, Doris Raabe was preceded in death by her husband; her grandson, Noah Raabe; and her 8 siblings; and

WHEREAS, Doris Raabe is survived by her son, Burton; her daughter-in-law, Lisa; her grandsons, Isaac, Solomon, and Amos; and her great-grandchildren, Ruby and Willis Raabe and Sage Cramer; her sister, Avanelle Gosnell; and her many nieces and nephews; 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 Doris Raabe; and be it further

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