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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Martha "Helen" Barton, |
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| formerly of Collinsville, on Friday, December 17, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Martha "Helen" Reuter was born on September 25, |
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| 1934, in Salem to Gustav and Mildred, nee Williams, Reuter; she |
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| married Lawrence Barton on October 3, 1953, in Iola; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Barton was employed for many years as an |
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| administrative assistant at Crawford & Co. in Belleville; she |
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| was a member of the Collinsville Church of Christ; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Martha "Helen" Barton has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially her husband, Lawrence; her |
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| children, Rhonda (Patrick) Linders, Ron (Cheryl) Barton, Robin |
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| (Tom) Long, Rachael Arnold, and Kyle Barton; her seven |
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| grandchildren; her great-grandson; her sisters, Charlotte June |
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| Liggett, Anna Louise "Tuddie" Gibbons, Alice Britton, and Peggy |
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| Fairchild; and her many nieces and nephews; she was preceded in |
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| death by her parents; her son, Rodger Lewis Barton; and her |
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| brother, Herman Reuter; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Martha "Helen" Barton, and we extend our deepest sympathy to |
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| her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to her family as an expression of our sincere |
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| condolences.
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