SR0199 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Kathleen Louise Delaney of Godfrey, who passed away April 6, 2009; and

WHEREAS, She was born February 6, 1920, in Alton, the daughter of Gustave Adolph and CeCelia Adeline (Walters) Walter; on October 21, 1940, she married Valentine Joseph Delaney at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Alton; and

WHEREAS, She retired from Pepsi Cola in 1989 and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; she enjoyed playing cards, attending plays, and spending time with her grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Valentine; her parents; her son, Val Joseph Delaney; her brother, Maurice Walter; a brother in infancy, Landolin Walter; and her sisters, Patricia Walter, Mary Boedeker, and Betty Walter; and

WHEREAS, Kathleen Delaney is survived by her daughter, Patricia Kreider and her husband, Bradley; sons, Michael Delaney and James Delaney and his wife, Vicky; grandchildren, Dee Jones, Mark Delaney, Matthew Tungett, Kathryn Wieckhorst, Christopher Kreider, Nicholas Delaney, and Michael Weller; great-grandchildren, Cole Tungett, Dylan Miller, Emily Weller, Sylas Delaney, Sophie Delaney, Addison Wieckhorst, Connor Wieckhorst, Morgan Ozark, Hannah Jones, and Lane Jones; brother, Victor Walter and his wife, Jean; and sisters-in-law, Imogene Walter and Beverly Delaney; and several nieces and nephews; 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 Kathleen Delaney; and be it further

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