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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Ella Bernice Rowden, who passed away on
4March 1, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ella Bernice Rowden was born on December 17, 1918
6in Beardstown; her parents were John and Mae Doerr; she married
7Stanley P. Rowden in July of 1944; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Ella Bernice Rowden was a lifelong member of the
9Twelfth Street Presbyterian Church in Alton; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Ella Bernice Rowden was preceded in death by her
11husband, Stanley, and a daughter, Barbara Sherwood; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Ella Bernice Rowden is survived by 2 daughters,
13Judith Kemlitz and Elizabeth (Stephen) Jankowski; 4
14grandchildren, Melissa (David) Guion, Alison (Dr. Josh
15Feinberg) Kemlitz, Benjamin (Dr. Gwen) Jankowski, and Dr.
16Natasha Jankowski; 5 great-grandchildren, Holly Guion, Zachary
17and Zoe Feinberg, Nadia Jankowski, and Walker
18Jankowski-Chapman; her nieces and nephews; and 2
19sisters-in-law; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL

 

 

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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her
2family and friends, mourn the passing of Ella Bernice Rowden;
3and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the family of Ella Bernice Rowden as an expression
6of our sympathy.