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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Patricia Ann "Pat" Yoder of |
| 4 | | Bloomington, who passed away on May 13, 2022; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pat Yoder was born to Thurman G. and Cora Fleck |
| 6 | | Hartman in Mishawaka, Indiana on March 17, 1931; she earned |
| 7 | | her degree in Elementary Education from Illinois Wesleyan |
| 8 | | University in 1953, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma |
| 9 | | Sorority; she married John W. Yoder in Bloomington on December |
| 10 | | 27, 1954, and he preceded her in death on March 27, 2016; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Pat Yonder taught second grade at Jefferson |
| 12 | | School in Bloomington for two years before leaving to start |
| 13 | | her family; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Pat Yonder was a member and past president of the |
| 15 | | A.W. Chapter of P.E.O.; she was also a member of the |
| 16 | | Bloomington-Normal Symphony Orchestra Guild and held various |
| 17 | | positions in support of the symphony; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Pat Yonder was a fun, creative mother and a great |
| 19 | | cook known for her ribs and German potato salad; alongside her |
| 20 | | husband John, she was an Illinois Wesleyan University fan who |
| 21 | | could often be found cheering in the stands during basketball |
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| 1 | | games; she loved entertaining, from hosting luncheons for her |
| 2 | | bridge groups to huge family gatherings at Thanksgiving; she |
| 3 | | greatly enjoyed spending time at her and John's second home in |
| 4 | | Cambria, California, where they enjoyed hiking, taking in the |
| 5 | | scenic views of the Pacific, and seeing friends; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Pat Yoder was preceded in death by her husband of |
| 7 | | 62 years, John; her parents; her infant brother, Donald |
| 8 | | Hartman; and her stepsister, Ann Fall; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Pat Yoder is survived by her children, John W. |
| 10 | | (Carol) Yoder, Susan E. (Kent) Riddle, Honorable William A. |
| 11 | | (Dr. Kathy) Yoder, Thomas L. (Sally) Yoder, and Soon-Ik |
| 12 | | (Soo-Mi) Lee; her grandchildren, John Eric (Dr. Mikayla) |
| 13 | | Yoder, Kristin (Jacob) Terranova, Kelly (Jeff) Guillory, Scott |
| 14 | | (Elizabeth) Riddle, Jonathan (Gina) Riddle, Katie (Alejandra |
| 15 | | Castro Martinez) Riddle, Stephanie Yoder, Lauren Yoder, |
| 16 | | Captain Thomas (Dr. Bastiana Rodebaugh) Yoder, Timothy Yoder, |
| 17 | | Sang-Bin Lee, and Sang-Jun Lee; and her seven |
| 18 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 21 | | Patricia Ann "Pat" Yonder and extend our sincere
condolences |
| 22 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be |
| 23 | | it further
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