Full Text of SR0280 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Anne Bannor of Evanston, who passed away | 4 | | on June 15, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born Anne Elizabeth Wedgworth in Chicago; | 6 | | she was the youngest of 2 children; her father had taught | 7 | | English in the Philippines and her mother had moved to Chicago | 8 | | from Georgia; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After skipping several grades, she entered | 10 | | Amundsen High School at age 12; upon graduation, she took | 11 | | classes at Wright Junior College and then at Northwestern | 12 | | University; it was during her studies that she met Norman | 13 | | Bannor through a friend; the couple married in November 1943; | 14 | | they were fortunate to have 5 children; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, When their youngest child was about 4, Anne Bannor | 16 | | went back to school and received a bachelor's degree from | 17 | | Chicago Teachers College (now Northeastern Illinois | 18 | | University) in the 1960s; she went on to get her master's | 19 | | degree as well; for nearly 3 decades, she taught at several | 20 | | Chicago public schools, including Brentano and Budlong; she | 21 | | later became associate principal at Harlan High School on the | 22 | | South Side and principal at Bridge Elementary School; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, She was a world traveler and visited every | 2 | | continent in the world, except for Antarctica; her adventures | 3 | | included animal encounters in the Great Smoky Mountains and in | 4 | | India; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was married 58 years to the late Norman Lee | 6 | | Bannor, Sr.; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, She is survived by her children, Lee Bannor, Scott | 8 | | Bannor, Todd Bannor, Marcy Bannor, and Brett Bannor; her | 9 | | brother, William Wedgworth; her 5 grandchildren; and her 2 | 10 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 | | her family and friends, the passing of Anne Bannor; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Anne Bannor as a symbol of our | 17 | | sincere sympathy.
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