SR0608 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Marvine Joyce Klopmeier of Bethalto, who passed away on January 21, 2010; and

WHEREAS, She was born on March 10, 1935, in Bunker Hill to Nelson and Lydia (Enke) Weidner; on July 28, 1956, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Bunker Hill, she married Leland Klopmeier; and

WHEREAS, She graduated from Passavant Memorial Area Hospital School of Nursing in Jacksonville in 1956; she completed her bachelor of arts in health education from Eastern Illinois University in 1976; and

WHEREAS, Her career in nursing spanned 30 years, working in several hospitals; she also worked in several school districts as a professional school nurse, including Bunker Hill, Carlinville, and Homewood Flossmoor School District; since she retirement, she enjoyed traveling, golfing, quilting, and spending time with family and friends; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Arthur and Alma Klopmeier; and

WHEREAS, Marvine Klopmeier is survived by her husband, Leland; her three daughters, Dawn Klopmeier (Charles Earnshaw), Laurel (Steve) West, and Gayla (Steve) Walters; her eight grandchildren, Suzy (Paul) Bugenhagen, Scott (Tyler) Wheeler, Kelly (Brett) Sollberger, Kyle West (Ericka Wise), Amy West, Lori (Tim) Lambeth, Molly Walters, and Megan Walters; her two brothers, Gerald (Louise) Weidner and Eugene (Joyce) Weidner; her brother-in-law, William (Verlene) Klopmeier; and her many aunts, uncles, cousins, 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 Marvine Klopmeier; and be it further

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