Full Text of SR1111 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Lana Lee Benedict of Chatham, who passed | 4 | | away on October 2, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lana Benedict was born in Springfield on August | 6 | | 19, 1946 to William Henry and Doris V. Templeton LaFauce, Sr.; | 7 | | she married Roger "John" Benedict on June 14, 1980; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lana Benedict retired after a career with the | 9 | | Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services Division; she also | 10 | | owned Lov'n Spoonful Catering; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Lana Benedict was an active member of Cherry Hills | 12 | | Baptist Church, where she prepared and served many meals and | 13 | | bottomless cups of coffee, sang in the choir, and volunteered | 14 | | with Amigos en Cristo on 3 mission trips to Ciudad Juarez, | 15 | | Mexico; she served as President of the Chatham Kiwanis and | 16 | | catered their meetings at the Chatham Area Public Library; she | 17 | | was also a member and President of the Chatham American Legion | 18 | | Post 759 Auxiliary, preparing many of the delicious desserts | 19 | | and sides for the post's famous fish fries and serving as the | 20 | | group's assistant funeral meal coordinator; she catered the | 21 | | Murder Mystery Dinner Fundraiser for the Chatham Community | 22 | | Library for many years, was past President of the Prairie State |
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| 1 | | Orchid Society, coordinated the Feast of Plenty Community | 2 | | Thanksgiving Dinner at Central Baptist Church, and volunteered | 3 | | in the kitchen at the Lake Springfield Baptist Camp; she sang | 4 | | with the Sweet Adelines Sound Celebrations Chorus for over 35 | 5 | | years; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Lana Benedict and her husband fostered nearly 40 | 7 | | children through the years, making a positive difference in so | 8 | | many lives; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lana Benedict won multiple awards for her jams, | 10 | | jellies, and salsa at the Illinois State Fair and was named | 11 | | Grand Champion for her Baked Apple Butter; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lana Benedict was preceded in death by her | 13 | | parents; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Lana Benedict is survived by her husband of 35 | 15 | | years, John; her children, Craig (Kimberly) Tepker, David | 16 | | (Marie) Benedict, Melissa (Gary) Dougherty, Christie (Tim) | 17 | | Clark, and Kevin (Jennifer) Tepker; her grandchildren, Kilyan | 18 | | and Addison Dougherty, Marshall, Landon, and Lenora Clark, | 19 | | Collin, Owen, Katelyn, and Eli Tepker, Stephen (Karen) St. | 20 | | Hilaire, Jill (Justin) Hammett, and Lorie (John) Miller; her 5 | 21 | | great-grandchildren; her brother Bill (Dottie) LaFauce; her | 22 | | nephews, Marc, Will, Nick, and Erik LaFauce, and many friends; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Lana Lee Benedict, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 5 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Lana Benedict as an expression of | 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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