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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Violet Vivian Wetzel of Edwardsville, who
4 passed away on October 14, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Violet Vivian Wetzel was born on May 4, 1918, in
6 Mount Olive; she married Arthur Leonard Wetzel on January 27,
7 1937, and together they lovingly raised four sons; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mrs. Wetzel was a dedicated employee of
9 Edwardsville Community School District 7 until her retirement;
10 in her earlier years she was a dedicated and supportive Cub and
11 Boy Scout leader for her active sons and was recognized by the
12 Boy Scouts of America for her outstanding leadership; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Activities and affiliations closest to her heart
14 included her faithful membership at Eden United Church of
15 Christ in Edwardsville, fellowship with her dear friends in
16 Eden's Circle 3, and her many years of dedicated volunteer
17 service to Eden Village and to Hitz Home in Alhambra; it was
18 her pleasure and mission to be a careful shopper for the small
19 Eden Villager Apartments' grocery store; she always stocked the
20 store with special requests from the residents and made sure
21 that she purchased replenishing supplies at the very best
22 price; apartment residents were always grateful for the special

 

 

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1 attention that she provided in their behalf; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Violet Wetzel was preceded in death by her dearly
3 loved husband, Arthur Wetzel; an infant son in 1947, Ronald;
4 her mother, Anna Scheibe Heidelberg; and her father, Jule
5 Scheibe; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Violet Wetzel is survived by her sons, Robert
7 (Carol) Wetzel, Thomas (Alice) Wetzel, Carl (Donna) Wetzel, and
8 David (Jessica) Wetzel; her eight grandchildren: her
9 granddaughter, Andrea Wetzel Darbon, her husband Russell and
10 their two children, Madison Olivia and Lee; her grandson, Scott
11 Wetzel, his wife Kristi, and their son Corbin Reid; her
12 grandson, Stephen Wetzel; her grandson, Brian Wetzel, his wife
13 Sara, and their four children, Benjamin, Emily, Elizabeth, and
14 Carlos; her granddaughter, Kim Wetzel Knoechel, her husband
15 George, and their three children Samuel, Grace, and Audrey; her
16 granddaughter, Jill Wetzel Rice, her husband Russell, and their
17 four children, Joshua, Caleb, Joseph, and Margaret; her
18 grandson, Dennis Wetzel; and her grandson, Jacob Wetzel and his
19 son, Gabriel; therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
21 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
22 her family and friends, the passing of Violet Wetzel; and be it
23 further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Violet Wetzel as a symbol of our
3 sympathy.