SR1301 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Ivadale Foster, who passed away on November 13, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Ivadale Foster first became a member of the Vermilion County Board in 1980, representing District 8; during her tenure, she was well-regarded by her peers for her great institutional knowledge and her great dedication to the people of Danville; and

WHEREAS, In addition to her work on the Vermilion County Board, Ivadale Foster was active on various committees at Union Missionary Baptist Church, the Bradley-Mayberry American Legion Auxiliary, the Laura Lee Fellowship House, the East Central Illinois Community Action Agency, and the East Central Illinois Agency on Aging; and

WHEREAS, Ivadale Foster was the recipient of numerous honors from many volunteer organizations; she was selected as Vermilion County's Outstanding Senior Volunteer in 1991 by the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging; she was named a Woman of Distinction in 2002 by the Green Meadows Girl Scouts Council; she was also named one of 3 outstanding women in the City of Danville in a 1964 poll sponsored by the Danville Commercial-News; therefore, be it

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

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