SR1002 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Brenda Kay McClain of Carlinville, who passed away on September 17, 2012; and

WHEREAS, Brenda McClain was born to Wilburn Curtis and Vida Bernice Knifley Spencer; she married C. Richard McClain on August 11, 1963, at Waverly Christian Church; and

WHEREAS, Brenda McClain attended Waverly schools and graduated from Waverly High School in 1961; she subsequently attended Eastern Illinois University in Charleston; and

WHEREAS, Brenda McClain was a stay at home mom until she went to work at Prairie Farms Dairy, where she worked in the lab until her retirement in 2006 as head of the Prairie Farms Lab; and

WHEREAS, Brenda McClain was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ; and

WHEREAS, Brenda McClain was preceded in death by her parents; and

WHEREAS, Brenda McClain is survived by her husband, Dick McClain; her son, Rich (Tammy); her daughter, Debbie Davis; her grandchildren, Hunter, Luke, Ian, Conner, Cyler, and Riann; her sisters, Betty (Bruce) Crane, Barb (Larry) Hale, Bonnie (Gerry) Robinson, and Becky Spencer; her brother, Sonny Spencer; and her many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-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 Brenda Kay McClain; and be it further

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