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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the  Senate  of  the  State  were
 3    saddened  to  learn  of  the  death  of  Bernice  L. Baltz of
 4    Shorewood on April 20, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mrs. Baltz was born in  Joliet;  she  spent  her
 6    life working with her husband on the family farm; they hosted
 7    the  Farm  Progress  Show  and  welcomed the Japanese Emperor
 8    Hirohito to their home; and

 9        WHEREAS, Mrs. Baltz was a charter member of the Troy Fire
10    Department Ladies Auxiliary, the Troy Township  Seniors,  and
11    the  Troy  Homemakers;  she  was  also a member of the Joliet
12    Ostomy Club; and

13        WHEREAS, Mrs. Baltz's passing  will  be  deeply  felt  by
14    many,  especially  her  four  children,  John  E.,  Gerald R.
15    (Barbara), Judy I. (Gene)  Briscoe,  and  Joseph  D.  (Nancy)
16    Baltz;     her     seventeen    grandchildren;    her    nine
17    great-grandchildren;  her  sister,  Rita  Pieper;   and   her
18    brother, Raymond (Catherine) Emiley; and

19        WHEREAS, Mrs. Baltz was preceded in death by her husband,
20    Donald  E.  Baltz;  her  parents, Raymond and Margaret (Eich)
21    Emiley; her sister, Helen  Martin;  and  her  brother-in-law,
22    Norman; therefore, be it

23        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
24    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
25    Bernice L. Baltz along with all who knew and  loved  her  and
26    extend our sincere condolences to her family and friends; and
27    be it further

28        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
29    presented to the family of Bernice L. Baltz.