SR1386 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Barbara C. Beese of Antioch, who passed away on July 12, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Beese was born on January 22, 1929 in Woodstock; her parents were Victor H. and Hazel (nee Starkweather) Thiele; she married Earl Beese on September 13, 1947 in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Beese worked with District 34 as a secretary for 12 years; she later worked as a Christian Science Nurse for over 10 years; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Beese and her husband settled in Antioch in 1957, where she became a member of the Antioch Women's Club and the Lakes Region Historical Society; she was also an active member of the First Church of Christ Scientist in McHenry; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Beese was preceded in death by her parents; 4 brothers; and a sister; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Beese is survived by her husband of 66 years, Earl; 4 children, Leslie (Douglas) Black, Robert (Cathleen) Beese, William (Beverly) Beese, and Jennifer (Tom) Sliker; 11 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; and 2 sisters, Muriel Frolich and Joan Thompson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of Barbara C. Beese; and be it further

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