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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Bette K. Jordan on December 2, 2018 at
4the age of 98; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bette Jordan, the daughter of Oscar C. and Eva
6Conway Kleinow, grew up in Oak Park and later moved to River
7Forest; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Bette Jordan had a long career in public
9relations, learning the trade while working at the Patricia
10Stevens Modeling and Talent Agency in Chicago during the 1950s;
11she handled press relations and publicity for the Miss Chicago
12contest, which was part of the Miss America organization; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Bette Jordan eventually became the head of public
14relations for the Oak Park Public Schools, a position she held
15for 17 years; she later had a second career as a real estate
16broker for F.C. Pilgrim Co. in Oak Park, where she was a member
17of the Million Dollar Club; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Bette Jordan was an accomplished writer,
19publishing articles in the Chicago Tribune and, as a working
20mother, was seen to be ahead of her time; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Bette Jordan was a longtime member of River Forest
2Presbyterian Church and was active in several charities,
3including the Animal Care League and the Anti-Cruelty Society;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bette Jordan was preceded in death by her parents;
6her husband, Forbes E. Jordan; her sister, Violet Rottschafer;
7and her brother, Jack P. Kleinow; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Bette Jordan was the mother of Susan Jordan, Sally
9Jordan, and Nancy Jordan; the grandmother of Sarah Rose Jordan
10and Nicholas Jordan Diefenbach; and the aunt of many nieces and
11nephews; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
14Bette K. Jordan and extend our sincere condolences to her
15family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
16further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to the family of Bette Jordan as an expression of our
19deepest sympathy.