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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of M. Bernice Springman, who passed away on |
| 4 | | June 15, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, M. Bernice Springman was born on November 22, 1919 |
| 6 | | in Hamburg, Missouri; her parents were George William Rogers |
| 7 | | and Ida Florence Rogers; she married Leo J. Springman on August |
| 8 | | 3, 1937 in St. Charles, Missouri; they resided in Kampsville |
| 9 | | until 1948, when they moved to Godfrey; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, M. Bernice Springman was the youngest of eight |
| 11 | | children and loved playing baseball; she had an eighth grade |
| 12 | | education and obtained her GED in 1965; she subsequently |
| 13 | | enrolled in the Licensed Practical Nursing course at the Olin's |
| 14 | | Vocational School of Practical Nursing; she graduated second in |
| 15 | | her class and began her nursing career at St. Anthony's |
| 16 | | Hospital in Alton, where she was beloved by the hospital's |
| 17 | | nuns; after leaving St. Anthony's, she went to work at the |
| 18 | | office of Dr. Norman Taylor, where she retired in 1990 at the |
| 19 | | age of 70; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, M. Bernice Springman was a "Pink Lady" volunteer |
| 21 | | at Alton Memorial Hospital and participated in the Parent |
| 22 | | Teacher Association and the Mother's Club at McKinley Grade |
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| 1 | | School; she attended Westminster Presbyterian Church in |
| 2 | | Godfrey; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, M. Bernice Springman was preceded in death by her |
| 4 | | parents; her siblings, Avery, Forrest, Harvey, Vencil, Goldie, |
| 5 | | Lois, and Mae; her husband, Leo; and her son-in-law, John |
| 6 | | Hudson; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, M. Bernice Springman is survived by her son, Leo |
| 8 | | Michael (Trudi) Springman; her daughters, Deborah Springman |
| 9 | | Hudson and Melinda Springman (Neill) Hartman; her |
| 10 | | grandchildren, Michelle Tate, Michael Lee Springman, Tracy |
| 11 | | Springman, Russell Springman, Crystal Garrett, Mary Milford, |
| 12 | | Ronald Springman, Aaron Springman, Jamie Springman, Kristine |
| 13 | | Uffelman, Stephanie Simpson, Brent Hartman, Chelsea Kennedy, |
| 14 | | and Jennifer Hartman; 27 great-grandchildren; several |
| 15 | | great-great-grandchildren; two nieces; and three nephews; |
| 16 | | therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her |
| 19 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of M. Bernice Springman; |
| 20 | | and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of M. Bernice Springman as an |