SR0302 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Agnes Helmkamp of Edwardsville, who passed away on July 16, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Agnes Helmkamp was born on February 8, 1919 in Jarvis Township; her parents were Henry and Frances (Harris) Wilhelm; she married Oscar G. Helmkamp on May 11, 1946, in Troy; and

WHEREAS, Agnes Helmkamp was a teacher at Oak Grove in Fort Russell, retiring later from Marine Grade School; she was a member of Eden United Church of Christ; she was a member and served on the church council at the Friend of the Well United Church of Christ, and Eden Circle 10; and she was a member of Home Extension; and

WHEREAS, Agnes Helmkamp was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her brother, John Wilhelm; and her sisters, Sue Wopat and Marguerite Strickland; and

WHEREAS, Agnes Helmkamp was survived by her sons, Arthur and John Helmkamp, and Robert Helmkamp and his wife, Rebecca; her daughter, Virginia Frey, and her husband, Michael; and her grandchildren and their spouses, Daniel and Ashly, Christopher, Caroline and Regina Helmkamp, Jarrod Frey, and Andrew and Kari and Matthew and Caleb Frey; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Agnes Helmkamp; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Agnes Helmkamp as an expression of our sympathy.