SR0780 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Kay Pruitt of Alton on June 20, 2006; and

WHEREAS, She was born on December 19, 1948, in Eldred to Sherman and Rosaella (Vinyard) Kraushaar; and

WHEREAS, She was a waitress at Joe K's Restaurant (formerly Depper's) in Alton for more than nine years; and

WHEREAS, She was a loving mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend; she spent much of her recent time caring for her ailing mother and elderly father; she was an avid animal lover and cared for three dogs of her own; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Kay Pruitt has been deeply felt by many, especially by her parents, Sherman and Rosaella Kraushaar; her daughters and sons-in-law, Penny and David Holtgraewe and Tammy and Robert Hudanick; her son, Jeffrey Pruitt; her children's father, Robert L. Pruitt; her grandchildren, Carmen and Drew Holtgraewe; her sisters and her brother-in-law, Shirley Davidsmeyer, Connie and Joseph Pruitt, and Bonnie Kinder; her brother, Sherman Kraushaar; and her significant other, John Hayes; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Kay Pruitt, and we extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of the resolution be presented to her family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.