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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of Nina Henkhaus Klinke of
4 Bethalto, formerly of East Alton, on January 3, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, She was born on September 16, 1914, in East Alton
6 to William H. and Bertha (Ufert) Koehne; she married Kenneth
7 Henkhaus on July 22, 1939, in Alton; he preceded her in death
8 on August 21, 1950; she married Harold P. Klinke on August 30,
9 1980; he preceded her in death in March 1994; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mrs. Klinke was formerly employed with the Madison
11 County judicial system as the administrator of the Jury
12 Commission; she was a Wood River Township clerk for 16 years
13 and was a licensed court reporter and key punch and tabulation
14 statistician; she was the first woman to be elected as a
15 Democratic precinct committeeman and was the first woman to
16 serve on the Madison County Democratic Committee executive
17 board; she served as secretary of the Wood River Democratic
18 Committeeman organization for 20 years; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Mrs. Klinke was the co-founder of the Bethalto
20 Woman's Club, where she served as past president and secretary
21 of the club; she was involved with the Madison County
22 Federation of Women's Clubs, serving as treasurer for two
23 years, and was a member of the Daughters of Isabella; she was
24 appointed by the governor to serve for four years as secretary
25 of the Southwest Exposition Authority at Southern Illinois
26 University Edwardsville to research the feasibility of
27 erecting the Vadalabene Building; she also served as past
28 president of the Epsilon Chapter and Delta Theta Tau Sorority;
29 and
 
30     WHEREAS, The passing of Nina Henkhaus Klinke is felt by all
31 who knew and loved her, especially her sons and

 

 

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1 daughter-in-law, John K. Henkhaus and Mick Henkhaus and his
2 wife, Kim; her daughter, Jeanne H. Rhoads-Nelson, and her
3 husband, Tom; her nine grandchildren; her 18
4 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews; and
 
5     WHEREAS, In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in
6 death by her parents and her sisters, Eunice Kennedy and Wilma
7 Coultas; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
9 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
10 Nina Henkhaus Klinke and extend our sincerest condolences to
11 her family, friends, and community; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
14 sympathy.