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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Maud R.
4 Hylton of East Alton on Tuesday, February 18, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mrs. Hylton was born on May 2, 1902 in White
6 County, near Buffalo, Indiana, to Alfred Ranking and Lily Mae
7 (Moore) Renwick; she married Lertie Madison Hylton on
8 December 3, 1921; he was a lawyer with the Veterans
9 Administration and he preceded her in death; and
10 WHEREAS, Mrs. Hylton graduated from Monticello High
11 School and attended Indiana University; she graduated from
12 Butler University; she and her husband lived in Indianapolis,
13 Indiana; Des Moines, Iowa; River Forest; and Great Neck, New
14 York; she taught high school in Indiana and Iowa; they
15 retired to East Alton in 1966; and
16 WHEREAS, Mrs. Hylton was a member of St. Paul United
17 Methodist Church in Rosewood Heights; she also was a member
18 of the Wood River Garden Club, Wood River Woman's Club
19 (American Home), and the Niangua Chapter of the Daughters of
20 the American Revolution; and
21 WHEREAS, The passing of Mrs. Hylton has been deeply felt
22 by many, especially her daughter and son-in-law, Judith and
23 Robert Pease; her two granddaughters and a spouse, Kyle and
24 Allan Napp and Kym Schmidt; her two grandsons and their
25 wives, Jeff and Gina Skjerseth and Jamie and Lisa Skjerseth;
26 her ten great-grandchildren, Ian, Aiden, and Grace Napp,
27 Tyler Ford, Jessica, Meghan, and Gillian Schmidt, Jordyn
28 Finke, and Paul and Abby Skjerseth; and her several nieces
29 and nephews; therefore, be it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
31 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
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1 of Maud R. Hylton and offer our sincerest condolences to her
2 family and friends; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Maud R. Hylton with our deepest
5 sympathy.