Full Text of SR1004 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 Helen Marie Emerick of Wood River, who | 4 | | passed away on October 11, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Helen Emerick was born at her family's home in | 6 | | Alton to Walter Talmage and Lena (Griffin) Greer in 1924; she | 7 | | married Edward Leroy Emerick in Seattle, Washington in 1944; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Helen Emerick spent her adult life working as a | 10 | | secretary and raising her family; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Helen Emerick was a lifetime member of the First | 12 | | Baptist Church in Wood River; she was an avid fan of the St. | 13 | | Louis Cardinals and had her dream come true when her | 14 | | granddaughter's husband pitched for the Cardinals; she loved | 15 | | her singing group, The Sweet Sounds; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Helen Emerick was preceded in death by her | 17 | | parents; her brothers, Walter T. and Lindsey Carroll; and her | 18 | | sisters, Ruby and Eva; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Helen Emerick is survived by her husband, Edward; | 20 | | her daughter, Donna Smith (Dan); her sons, Dale (Joy), Dana |
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| 1 | | (Micki), and Dean (Sheila); her grandchildren, Nicole (Will) | 2 | | Balcom, Ryne (Elizabeth) Emerick, Leah (Keith) Butler, Daniel, | 3 | | Danelle, and Drew; her great-grandchildren; and her special | 4 | | nieces, Evalena O'Dell and Eloise JoHann; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Helen Marie Emerick, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Helen Emerick as an expression of | 12 | | our deepest sympathy.
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