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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Sister Betty Drew of San Diego,
4 California, formerly of Waukegan, who passed away on April 13,
5 2010; and
 
6     WHEREAS, She was born in Waukegan on July 12, 1934; she
7 graduated from Immaculate Conception School and Holy Child High
8 School before attending the College of St. Teresa, Winona,
9 Minnesota; she entered the Society of the Holy Child Jesus
10 (S.H.C.J.) in 1953; and
 
11     WHEREAS, For 23 years she taught in parochial schools in
12 Waukegan, Chicago, and Philadelphia dioceses and in New York
13 City; in 1979, her compassion for the poor, especially women
14 and children, led her to Tijuana, Mexico, where she helped
15 women of the Colonia Victoria to develop cottage industries and
16 ministered to the social and spiritual needs of the Latino
17 community; from 1985 to 1993 she relocated to Los Angeles to
18 work with MEND (Meeting Each Need with Dignity) teaching
19 English as a Second Language and later to San Fernando as a
20 pastoral assistant founding support groups; and
 
21     WHEREAS, As a resident of Ocean Beach for the past 11
22 years, Sister Betty provided pro bono paralegal services at

 

 

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1 Casa Cornelia Law Center in San Diego; as she volunteered for
2 their Domestic Violence Program, she was beloved by both
3 clients and colleagues for her commitment, compassion,
4 diligence, and independent spirit; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Sister Betty received a Bachelor of Arts degree in
6 History from Mundelein College, Chicago, a Masters of Arts
7 degree in Reading Specialization from Cardinal Stritch
8 College, Milwaukee, as well as post graduate studies, Spanish
9 Language courses, and certifications at DePaul and Fordham
10 Universities, St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, and in the
11 Dominican Republic and Texas; she was a Certified
12 Representative of the Board of Immigration Appeals; and
 
13     WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents, Dan and
14 Anne Drew; her brother, the late Mayor Dan Drew; and her
15 brother-in-law, Peter Jula; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Sister Betty Drew is survived by her sisters,
17 Marianna Jula, Donna (Claude) Incaudo, Katie (Ron), and her
18 sister-in-law, Peggy Drew; she was a loving aunt, niece, and
19 cousin to generations of the Drews and Kubaitis'; therefore, be
20 it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
22 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with

 

 

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1 her friends and family, the passing of Sister Betty Drew; and
2 be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Sister Betty Drew as a symbol of our
5 sincere sympathy.