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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Mildred P.
4 Leefers of Carlinville on March 7, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mrs. Leefers was born on July 4, 1910 in Brushy
6 Mound Township to Charles H. and Emma Catherine Hammann
7 Griffel; and
8 WHEREAS, She married Edwin L. "Bud" Leefers on May 31,
9 1941; and
10 WHEREAS, Mrs. Leefers was a 1929 graduate of Carlinville
11 High School and was a farm wife and a homemaker; and
12 WHEREAS, Mrs. Leefers authored two books for her family
13 and friends, "Patchwork Memories" and "Reflections"; and
14 WHEREAS, A lifelong member of St. Paul United Church of
15 Christ and Home Extension and a past member of church
16 Afternoon Guild, she taught Sunday school for over 40 years;
17 and
18 WHEREAS, Mrs. Leefers loved spending time with her family
19 and on Hilltop Farms; she was known for her gardening and
20 flowers; and
21 WHEREAS, The passing of Mildred P. Leffers will be deeply
22 felt by many, especially her son, Val L. Leefers; her
23 grandson, Von (wife, Linda) Leefers; her granddaughter, Viki
24 Leefers; and her two great-grandsons; therefore, be it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
26 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
27 Mildred P. Leefers along with all who knew and loved her and
28 extend our sincere condolences to her family and friends; and
29 be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Mildred P. Leefers with our
3 deepest sympathy.