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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Bernice Jane "Bunny" Gora of Crystal |
4 | | Lake, who passed away on September 3, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Bernice Gora was born in Chicago to Thomas Beatty |
6 | | and Grace Schultz on August 29, 1929; she married John R. Gora |
7 | | in Chicago in November 1955, and they later divorced; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Bernice Gora worked as a telephone switchboard |
9 | | operator at Passion Construction Company; after moving to |
10 | | Crystal Lake, she opened Bunny's Ceramic Studio in her |
11 | | basement; she taught ceramics for over 40 years; in addition to |
12 | | teaching ceramics, she also held many other jobs, including |
13 | | house cleaner, waitress, and cook, until she joined Illinois |
14 | | Bell Telephone Company as a repair operator, from which she |
15 | | retired in 1989; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Bernice Gora was a member of the Church of Jesus |
17 | | Christ of Latter-day Saints, Crystal Lake; she volunteered for |
18 | | many organizations, including Illinois Children's Home and Aid |
19 | | Society, McHenry County Multiple Sclerosis Society, Project |
20 | | Linus, and the McHenry County Senior Services Association in |
21 | | Crystal Lake; she enjoyed ceramics, gardening, knitting, and |
22 | | crocheting blankets; and
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