SR0922 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Sandra Breden of Bethalto who passed away on December 29, 2006; and

WHEREAS, She was born on November 21, 1953, in Eldorado to Carroll and Louise (Allen) Whaley; she married Robert F. "Bob" Breden on September 23, 1972; and

WHEREAS, Sandra Breden graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor's degree in accounting; she retired from Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) as the chief financial officer, after serving for 29 years; and

WHEREAS, She began her career at LCCC in 1978 in the Accounting Department; she was promoted to assistant director of accounting services in 1994; in 1997 she was named the director of accounting/controller; and in 2001 she became the chief financial officer of the college; and

WHEREAS, While working at LCCC, she was responsible for the financial oversight of the construction of the Ringhausen Music Building, the Hanks Dental Clinic, the Olin Science Building, the Commons, the Watson Math Building, the Macoupin County Community Education Center in Carlinville, and the first phases of the N.O. Nelson Campus in Edwardsville; she was responsible for an annual operating budget of $23 million; and she also served as the financial liaison with the Illinois Community College Board and several federal agencies; and

WHEREAS, Sandra Breden was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, known for her beautiful smile who enjoyed nothing more than spending time with her family; and

WHEREAS, Sandra Breden was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bethalto; and

WHEREAS, Sandra Breden is survived by her husband, Robert; her children, JoAnne Earnhart and her husband, Steve, Jeremy Breden and his girlfriend, Brandi Bertels, and Jenny Breden and her fiance, Willie Harshbarger; her grandchildren, Hayley, Brooklyn and Jessa Earnhart; her brother and his wife, Howard and Roni Whaley; her sisters and their husbands, Deloris and Tom Bloodworth, Phyllis and Jim Charlton, and Roberta and Steve Stanford; her many nieces and nephews; and her mother-in-law, Millie Breden; she was preceded in death by her parents, Carroll and Louise Whaley and her father-in-law, Charles Breden Sr.; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we extend to her family and friends our sincere condolences at the passing of Sandra Breden; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Sandra Breden.