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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Betty W. Henneman of Chicago, who |
| 4 | | passed away on March 9, 2023; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Henneman was born in Chicago to Martin C. |
| 6 | | and Edith Bush Wellner on August 29, 1931; she married Dr. |
| 7 | | Raymond Henneman in 1954, and they settled in Park Ridge; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Betty Henneman was a teacher of music, which she |
| 9 | | loved dearly; she was always surrounded by music, whether in |
| 10 | | the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Choir, at the Chicago Symphony |
| 11 | | Orchestra, the Philharmonic, or the Park Ridge Civic |
| 12 | | Orchestra, and everyday throughout the house; family |
| 13 | | gatherings often included everyone singing around her at the |
| 14 | | piano; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Betty Henneman was elected city clerk of Park |
| 16 | | Ridge in 1985 and served for 36 years; she enjoyed serving her |
| 17 | | community and volunteered with many service and community |
| 18 | | organizations; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Betty Henneman was an active member of Mary, Seat |
| 20 | | of Wisdom Church; she enjoyed reading, and as a regular book |
| 21 | | club member, she kept up even though she had to search for one |
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| 1 | | of her 25 pairs of reading glasses; she also enjoyed world |
| 2 | | travel; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Betty Henneman lived life to the fullest and |
| 4 | | always appreciated her connection to others; she was a master |
| 5 | | communicator and stayed in touch with everyone by phone; she |
| 6 | | listened and unified, ultimately pulling people together; |
| 7 | | hosting parties was her joy, and everyone gathered at the |
| 8 | | Hennemans; her laughter was contagious, and she was never |
| 9 | | afraid to laugh at herself; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Betty Henneman was loved and cherished by many |
| 11 | | people, including her parents; her husband, Dr. Raymond |
| 12 | | Henneman; her children, Jeffrey (Kathleen) Henneman, Paula |
| 13 | | (John) Beals, Janet (Steven) Franke, David Henneman, and Amy |
| 14 | | (Michael) Davidson; her grandchildren, Nick, Jamie (Lisa), |
| 15 | | Meredith (Thomas), Jenna (James), Ian (Georgia), Cara (Emma), |
| 16 | | Abby (Sam), Megan (Jacob), Cayley (Dawson), Andrew, Elizabeth, |
| 17 | | William, and Jack; and her great-grandchild, Ashlyn; |
| 18 | | therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | Betty W. Henneman and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 23 | | further
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