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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  learned  with sadness of the death of Helen Frances
 4    Luther,  formerly  of  Winthrop  Harbor,  which  occurred  on
 5    Thursday, August 14, 2003, and

 6        WHEREAS, Mrs. Luther was born on April 23, 1911 in Ewing,
 7    Nebraska, to Don and Lucy Versaw; she grew up in Bloomington,
 8    Nebraska, where she graduated from high school in  1930;  she
 9    worked for several years in Nebraska and moved to Zion in the
10    mid to late 1930s, where she married William Luther; and

11        WHEREAS,  Mrs. Luther served as Village Clerk of Winthrop
12    Harbor from April of 1949 until April of 1957; she  was  also
13    employed  by  Harris  Motors   for  over  30 years; she was a
14    longtime member of Winthrop Harbor United  Methodist  Church,
15    where she was a member of United Methodist Women; and

16        WHEREAS,   Mrs.  Luther  will  be  remembered  as  sweet,
17    compassionate, and community-minded with a deep faith in God;
18    her passing has been deeply  felt  by  many,  especially  her
19    daughters, Donna Biscardi, Claudia (Tom) Luther-Trapnell, and
20    Rita  Luther;  her grandchildren, Anita (Bill) Anderson, Dale
21    (Kathy)     Biscardi,     and     Carol     Biscardi;     her
22    great-grandchildren, Robyn,  Bonnie,  Angela,  Troy,  Nicole,
23    Kristina,  and  Laura;  and  her  brothers, Harold Versaw and
24    Donald Versaw; therefore, be it

25        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
26    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that mourn the passing of
27    Mrs. Luther, and we extend our  sincere  condolences  to  her
28    family and friends; and be it further

29        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
30    presented to  the  family  of  Helen  Frances  Luther  as  an
31    expression of our deepest sympathy.