Full Text of SR0212 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Barbara "Barb" Ketcham Leiter of | 4 | | Peoria and Boca Grande, Florida, who passed away March 4, | 5 | | 2021; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Barb Leiter was born to John Robert and Ellen | 7 | | Shepherdson Ketcham in Peoria on January 9, 1945; she | 8 | | graduated from Richwoods High School in 1963 and from Bradley | 9 | | University in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in Education; at | 10 | | Bradley, she was affiliated with the Pi Beta Phi Sorority; she | 11 | | married Tom Leiter, her high school sweetheart, at First | 12 | | Federated Church in Peoria on June 17, 1967; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, After moving to Champaign where Tom completed law | 14 | | school, Barb Leiter taught art to kindergarten and elementary | 15 | | students in Mansfield; in 1969, she and her husband moved back | 16 | | to Peoria where she taught at Northmoor School; she was a | 17 | | licensed and registered interior designer and employed her | 18 | | many talents in residential and commercial projects in | 19 | | Illinois and Florida, both in new construction and in historic | 20 | | preservation and restoration; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Barb Leiter volunteered her time to many | 22 | | philanthropic organizations and chaired numerous fundraising |
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| 1 | | activities, including the Heart Fund, Opera Illinois, and the | 2 | | Peoria Historical Society; she was active in the Lakeview | 3 | | Center, the Peoria Riverfront Museum, and the local public | 4 | | broadcasting company, WTVP; an exceptional event planner, she | 5 | | chaired the Peoria, Illinois Tri-Centennial Ball, created the | 6 | | Riverboat Gambler events for the Peoria Historical Society, | 7 | | and organized numerous other events for the Country Club of | 8 | | Peoria Centennial Celebration; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Barb Leiter was a member of the First Federated | 10 | | Church in Peoria and the Boca Grande Methodist Church in Boca | 11 | | Grande, Florida; she maintained membership in the DAR, the | 12 | | National Society of Colonial Dames of America (Chicago | 13 | | Chapter), the English Speaking Union, the Peoria Historical | 14 | | Society, the Junior League of Peoria, the Peoria Women's Club, | 15 | | the Boca Grande Woman's Club, PEO, the Country Club of Peoria, | 16 | | the Gasparilla Inn and Club, and numerous other educational | 17 | | and civic organizations; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Barb Leiter, along with her husband, enjoyed | 19 | | historic preservation, antiques, history, music, and, most | 20 | | importantly, family; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Barb Leiter was preceded in death by her father | 22 | | and mother; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Barb Leiter is survived by her husband, Tom; her | 2 | | four children, Elizabeth (Alexis) Khazzam, Matthew (Meghan) | 3 | | Leiter, Anne Bicket Leiter, and Margaret (Carter) Wellford; | 4 | | her grandchildren, Nicholas, Stella Grace, Matteo, Louisa, | 5 | | Frances, Leighton, and Caroline; and her brother, James Robert | 6 | | Ketcham; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Barbara "Barb" Ketcham Leiter and extend our sincere | 10 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 11 | | her; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Barb Leiter as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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