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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of Violet Vivian Wetzel of Edwardsville, who |
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| passed away on October 14, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Violet Vivian Wetzel was born on May 4, 1918, in |
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| Mount Olive; she married Arthur Leonard Wetzel on January 27, |
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| 1937, and together they lovingly raised four sons; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Wetzel was a dedicated employee of |
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| Edwardsville Community School District 7 until her retirement; |
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| in her earlier years she was a dedicated and supportive Cub and |
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| Boy Scout leader for her active sons and was recognized by the |
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| Boy Scouts of America for her outstanding leadership; and
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| WHEREAS, Activities and affiliations closest to her heart |
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| included her faithful membership at Eden United Church of |
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| Christ in Edwardsville, fellowship with her dear friends in |
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| Eden's Circle 3, and her many years of dedicated volunteer |
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| service to Eden Village and to Hitz Home in Alhambra; it was |
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| her pleasure and mission to be a careful shopper for the small |
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| Eden Villager Apartments' grocery store; she always stocked the |
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| store with special requests from the residents and made sure |
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| that she purchased replenishing supplies at the very best |
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| price; apartment residents were always grateful for the special |
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| attention that she provided in their behalf; and
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| WHEREAS, Violet Wetzel was preceded in death by her dearly |
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| loved husband, Arthur Wetzel; an infant son in 1947, Ronald; |
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| her mother, Anna Scheibe Heidelberg; and her father, Jule |
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| Scheibe; and
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| WHEREAS, Violet Wetzel is survived by her sons, Robert |
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| (Carol) Wetzel, Thomas (Alice) Wetzel, Carl (Donna) Wetzel, and |
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| David (Jessica) Wetzel; her eight grandchildren: her |
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| granddaughter, Andrea Wetzel Darbon, her husband Russell and |
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| their two children, Madison Olivia and Lee; her grandson, Scott |
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| Wetzel, his wife Kristi, and their son Corbin Reid; her |
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| grandson, Stephen Wetzel; her grandson, Brian Wetzel, his wife |
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| Sara, and their four children, Benjamin, Emily, Elizabeth, and |
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| Carlos; her granddaughter, Kim Wetzel Knoechel, her husband |
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| George, and their three children Samuel, Grace, and Audrey; her |
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| granddaughter, Jill Wetzel Rice, her husband Russell, and their |
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| four children, Joshua, Caleb, Joseph, and Margaret; her |
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| grandson, Dennis Wetzel; and her grandson, Jacob Wetzel and his |
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| son, Gabriel; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| her family and friends, the passing of Violet Wetzel; and be it |
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| further
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