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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Rita M. Covell of Richmond, who passed 
4away on May 29, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Rita Covell was born in Richmond on December 26, 
61932 to Ernest and Genevieve (Darrow) Kattner; she graduated 
7Richmond-Burton High School in 1950 and married William C. 
8Covell, Jr. on June 14, 1952 at St. Mary's in Pell Lake, 
9Wisconsin; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Rita Covell served as an election judge for many 
11years; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Rita Covell was a member of St. Joseph Catholic 
13Church in Richmond; she was an avid Chicago Bulls and Cubs fan; 
14and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Rita Covell was preceded in death by her parents; 
16her husband, William; her  brother, Donald Kattner; and her  
17sister, Helen Wicinski; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Rita Covell is survived by her 4 daughters, Kimber 
19(Robert) Stout, Tracey (RJ) Hart, Daintri (Lou) Sikora, and 
20Nicole Kaminski; her  son, Ernest Covell; her 10 grandchildren, 
 
 
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1Nathaniel (Jessie) Hart, Landon (Andria) Hart, Estee (John) 
2Scholtz, Cody Hart, Zachary (Mali) Covell, Zane (Nichole) 
3Covell, Zeb Covell, Joey Sikora and Jessica (Jeremy) Arendt, 
4and Marissa Kaminski; her  10 great-grandchildren; her 2 
5sisters-in-law, Phyllis (the late Jim) O'Halleran and  Patricia 
6(the late Melvin) May; and her brother-in-law, Mike (Gay) 
7Covell; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
10Rita M. Covell, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
11family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
12further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of Rita Covell as an expression of our 
15deepest sympathy.