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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 Ruth Lee Doerr of Bethalto, who passed |
4 | | away on February 16, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Lee Doerr was born on January 25, 1911, in |
6 | | Gibbson Country, Tennessee; her parents were Albert Sidney and |
7 | | Lula Mae (Ramsey) Hutchinson; she married William "Hoot" Doerr |
8 | | on July 12, 1930, in New Albany, Mississippi; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Lee Doerr graduated from Vardaman High |
10 | | School; she subsequently began working for the Olin Corporation |
11 | | as a tool clerk for 35 years until her retirement in 1976; she |
12 | | also worked as an assistant for the Bethalto City Clerk from |
13 | | 1957 to 1977 with her husband; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Lee Doerr was the oldest member of the |
15 | | Bethalto United Methodist Church, where she has been a member |
16 | | since 1931; she was also a Bethalto United Methodist Church |
17 | | Historian, taught Sunday school for more than 40 years, sang in |
18 | | the choir, and was a member and teacher of the friendship |
19 | | class; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Lee Doerr served as a volunteer at the |
21 | | Bethalto Museum; she was a member of the Wood River Area Garden |
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1 | | Club for 24 years, a charter member of the Women's Club of |
2 | | Bethalto, and a board member of the Bethalto Spirit; she was |
3 | | also a member of the community choir of Bethalto for 10 years |
4 | | and volunteered at the Alton Crisis Center for more than 30 |
5 | | years; and |
6 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Lee Doerr was preceded in death by her |
7 | | husband; her parents; her sisters, Rubye Hickman, Elizabeth |
8 | | Hill, Emma Cargill, and Maimie Burleson; and her brother, |
9 | | Eligah Hutchison; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Lee Doerr is survived by her son and |
11 | | daughter-in-law, Gary and Diane Doerr; her grandchildren, |
12 | | Kristine (Matt) Cleland, Victoria (Josh) Peck, Nicholas |
13 | | (Francesca) Doerr, and Stephen Doerr; and her |
14 | | great-grandchildren, Miranda, Avery, Miles, Penny, Max, Jake, |
15 | | and another great-grandchild on the way; therefore, be it
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16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
18 | | her family and friends, the passing of Ruth Lee Doerr; and be |
19 | | it further
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20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
21 | | presented to the family of Ruth Lee Doerr as an expression of |
22 | | our sympathy.
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