SR0744 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Barbara B. Hasse of Alton, who passed away on April 27, 2012; and

WHEREAS, She was born April 3, 1946, in Fort Benning, Georgia, the daughter of Edward B. and Evelyn (Winchell) Blair Sr.; and

WHEREAS, She was a registered nurse for Touchpoint Center in St. Louis, Missouri; she graduated from Marquette High School in 1964; she was also a graduate of the St. Joseph School of Nursing in 1967, the St. Louis School University School of Nursing in 1977, and Washington University in St. Louis with a Master's Degree in Education in 1985; and

WHEREAS, She served her country in the Army Nurse Corps from 1966 until 1969, achieving the rank of 1st Lieutenant; she was stationed at the 8th Army Field Hospital in Nha Trang, South Vietnam, all of 1968; and

WHEREAS, She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; she was an avid sports fan and loved watching the Explorers, Billikens, and Cardinals; and

WHEREAS, Her parents preceded her in death; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Hasse is survived by her sons and a daughter-in-law, Rob and Beth Hasse and Blair Hasse; her grandchildren, Sarah K. Hasse and Stephen J. Hasse; her brothers and their spouses, Dr. Edward B. and Barb Blair and Steven L. and Nancy Blair; and her nieces and a nephew, Rachel Blair, Lindsay Marsh, Regan Blair, Lauren Voelker, and Steven Blair Jr.; 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 Barbara Hasse; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Barbara Hasse as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.