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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Mary E. "Betty" Brosius of
4 Arlington Heights on Friday, March 26, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mary E. Hopp was born and raised in Des Plaines;
6 she attended Maine Township East High School for 3 years and
7 was a member of the first graduating class at Maine Township
8 West High School in 1960; she lived her entire life in Des
9 Plaines until a recent move to Arlington Heights; her husband,
10 Dick, preceded her in death in 1979; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Mrs. Brosius believed that people deserved to be
12 surrounded by love, comfort, and care when they die; because of
13 this belief, she founded Rainbow Hospice in 1981; the hospice
14 has gone from caring for less than a dozen patients and
15 families in 1981, to serving an average of 160 patients and
16 families each day; it was started as a volunteer hospice and
17 now has over 120 professional employees and over 200 volunteers
18 with sponsorship from Advocate and Resurrection Health Care
19 Corporations; Mrs. Brosius served as the first Executive
20 Director and, except for a brief hiatus, worked for Rainbow
21 Hospice until her retirement in January of 2004; and
 
22     WHEREAS, The passing of Mary E. "Betty" Brosius has been
23 deeply felt by many, especially her daughters, Carrie (Bill)
24 Bending, Amy (Scott) Pracko, and Julie Brosius; her
25 grandchildren, Cameron, Trevor, and Shane Parker, and Samantha
26 and Matthew Pracko; her brother, Richard (Carol Ann) Hopp; her
27 dear friend, Harvey Kretschmer; her many friends; and her
28 Rainbow Hospice family; therefore, be it
 
29     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
30 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
31 Mary E. "Betty" Brosius, and we extend our deepest sympathy to

 

 

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1 her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
2 further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Mary E. "Betty" Brosius as an
5 expression of our sincere condolences.