SR0745 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Janet M. Grabner, who passed away on November 19, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Janet Grabner was born on August 27, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri; her parents were Clarence and Clara (nee Abelin) Simon; she married Kenneth Grabner on October 29, 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, Janet Grabner was a dedicated wife to her husband of 58 years and a loving mother and grandmother; she also volunteered at St. Patrick's School in Alton and St. Joseph's Hospital; and

WHEREAS, Janet Grabner was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; and

WHEREAS, Janet Grabner was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Marilyn McCarthy; and

WHEREAS, Janet Grabner is survived by her husband, Kenneth; her children and their spouses, Mary and Tom Bunce, Kenneth, Jr. and Pat Grabner, Brian and Kathy Grabner, Walter and Deborah Grabner, Jeff and Christine Grabner, and David and Stephanie Grabner, her grandchildren, Beth, Matthew, Taylor, Hayden, and Nick Grabner, Christina Reed, Megan Bunce, and Wayne, Jimmy, and Chris Price; and her sister, Barbara Simon; 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 Janet M. Grabner; and be it further

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