SR1093 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Betty Jane McClintock of Godfrey, who passed away on November 30, 2010; and

WHEREAS, She was born on March 1, 1921, in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised by her aunt and uncle, Josephine and Gus (Hasler) Greding; she married Robert McClintock on November 6, 1943, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; and

WHEREAS, She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Registered Nursing from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville; in 1969, she received her Master's degree in counselor education; she had a St. Joseph's Alton Community District Nursing career beginning in 1943, retiring in 1996, with over 50 years in the health care industry; and

WHEREAS, She worked as a registered nurse and was involved in nursing education; she was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; she was a member of the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II; she was a lifetime member of the American Red Cross and received the Women of Distinction Award in 1996; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; and

WHEREAS, Betty Jane McClintock is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Sarah "Jane" and the Honorable P.J. O'Neill and Susan and Gerry Stauder; her grandchildren and their spouses, John (Mitsue) Schold, Caroline (Ian) Horwood, Michael (Jana) O'Neill, and Timothy (Nikki) O'Neill; and her great-grandchildren, Lisa, Andrew, and Hanna Schold, Carlie, Lauren, and Johnny O'Neill, Jack and Tom Horwood, and Colin O'Neill; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Betty Jane McClintock as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.