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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 regret of the death of Ethel Cotovsky on Thursday, |
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| March 9, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Cotovsky was the co-founder of the Oak Park |
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| Area Gay and Lesbian Association and in 1989 testified in |
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| support of adding sexual orientation to the village's human |
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| rights ordinance; she served as the organization's |
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| co-chairwoman from 1992 to 1994; she took office as |
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| co-chairwoman again in January 2004 but stepped aside in August |
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| 2005 for health reasons; and
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| WHEREAS, She was politically active when she was young and |
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| was always concerned about workers' rights and the rights of |
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| the underprivileged; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Ethel Cotovsky has been deeply felt |
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| by many; she was the loving mother of Sara (Mark) Armstrong and |
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| Joshua Young; the dear aunt of Carol (Bob) Grannick, Adam |
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| Grannick, Becky (Patty Tillman) Coven, Davey (Laura) Coven, and |
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| Hannah and Gabriel Coven; and the sister of the late Nathan |
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| (Annette) Coven; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Ethel Cotovsky, and we extend our sincere condolences to her |
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| 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 deepest |
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| sympathy.
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