Full Text of SR1742 100th 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 Lillian C. Benes of McHenry, who passed | 4 | | away on April 26, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lillian Benes was born in Chicago to John and | 6 | | Bessie (Safranek) Winter on July 31, 1921; she married Charles | 7 | | F. Benes in Chicago on October 7, 1950; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lillian Benes worked for Illinois Bell for 12 | 9 | | years; during that period, she took a leave from her work to | 10 | | enlist in the United States Navy and served her country in | 11 | | World War II; after her marriage, she assisted her husband in | 12 | | running their fresh fruit and vegetable stand, Benes & Son, in | 13 | | Chicago; she also spent time perfecting her bowling game; in | 14 | | 1965, she and her husband moved their family to McHenry, where | 15 | | she worked for Modine for ten years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Lillian Benes was a loving mother, grandmother, | 17 | | great-grandmother, and friend; she will be missed by all who | 18 | | knew her; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Lillian Benes was preceded in death by her parents | 20 | | and her husband, Charles; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lillian Benes is survived by her children, Steven | 2 | | (Eloise) Benes and Debra (Michael) Atchison; her | 3 | | grandchildren, John (Amm) Benes, Susan (Michael) Gregory, and | 4 | | Jessica, Katie, and Shelby Atchison; her great-grandchildren, | 5 | | Kaia, Marcus, and McKenzie; and her many nieces and nephews; | 6 | | therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Lillian C. Benes and extend our sincere condolences to her | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Lillian Benes as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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