SR0790 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Evelyn Roberts of Joliet, who passed away on June 7, 2008; and

WHEREAS, She was born to the late Charles and Margaret Boggio, in Coal City, May 14, 1915; and

WHEREAS, She was a graduate of Coal City High School and Gallagher School of Business in Kankakee, where she met her future husband; together they started R.W. Roberts Co. in 1960 and grew the business for 19 years; she was a resident of Joliet since 1955, where she was active in parish life at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus and St. Paul the Apostle Church and volunteer service through Women of Rotary, Joliet Hospice, and St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary; and

WHEREAS, Evelyn was grounded by a deep faith and strong family bonds; she was the heart, soul, and historian of her entire family; she was blessed with a love of life and gift for music that she readily shared; at the Inn at Willow Falls in Crest Hill, where she had lived since 2002, she played the organ for chapel services and entertained often with lively piano playing that set toes tapping; she had a friendly outgoing spirit and never met a stranger, and she was a thoughtful and sensitive friend, mother, and grandmother; she enjoyed card games, especially bridge, swimnastics, and doing needlepoint, leaving a legacy of fun and artwork for family and friends; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death in 2002 by her devoted husband of 66 years, Robert W. Roberts; and

WHEREAS, Evelyn Roberts is survived by her loving children, Lynne Brooker, Dr. John and Mrs. Valerie Roberts, Jayne and William Becker; her twelve grandchildren, Lauri Kubinski, Tracy and John Katz, Steven T. Brooker, David and Jodi Brooker, Robert and Rhonda Brooker, Kristen, Kate, David and Mark Roberts, Molly and Jim Lyons, John and Marci Becker, and Erika and Neil Glines; her eighteen great-grandchildren; her four great-great-grandchildren; her sister, Mardeen (Bernard) Berta; her sisters-in-law, Ethel Mae Flanders and Mary Jane Zumwalt; her brother-in-law, John R. (Jan) Roberts; her honorary granddaughter, Ann Postel; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Evelyn Roberts; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Evelyn Roberts as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.