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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Dorothy A. (nee Hammel) Yellen, who 
4passed away on January 31, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dorothy Yellen was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on 
6April 17, 1924 to Elise and Harry Hammel; she attended the 
7University of Wisconsin; during World War II, she worked as a 
8nurse's aide at a veteran's hospital in the Hyde Park 
9neighborhood; she married Morris Yellen on July 7, 1945; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Dorothy Yellen worked as a salesperson of men's 
11clothing at several Waukegan stores; she also helped take the 
12United States Census every 10 years; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Dorothy Yellen was an avid sports fan and enjoyed 
14watching baseball, golf, football, tennis, basketball, and 
15most of all, college basketball; she enjoyed cooking, bridge, 
16mahjong, and the many family dogs that were a lifelong presence 
17in her home; she cherished her close friends from Kenosha, 
18Waukegan, and most recently at Kensington Court in Downers 
19Grove; she was active in the Hadassah and Sisterhood at Temple 
20Am Echod in Waukegan; she  was lovingly known to her family as 
21"Grandma Doll", or simply "Doll"; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Dorothy Yellen was preceded in death by her 
2husband of 68 years, Morris; her parents; and her brother, 
3Philip; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Dorothy Yellen is survived by her children, Marlo 
5(Larry) Beeman, Jeffrey (John Yallech) Yellen, Larry (Susan) 
6Yellen, Harlene (William) Murry, and Julie (Steve) Arshop; she 
7was the adoring grandmother of David Beeman, Maggie 
8Fisher-Yellen, Elise and Emma Murry, and Sammy Arshop; 
9therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
12Dorothy A. Yellen, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
13family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
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15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Dorothy Yellen as an expression of 
17our deepest sympathy.