Full Text of SR0283 97th General Assembly
SR0283 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 Betty Lou Knight of Elvaston, who passed | 4 | | away on June 26, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born on May 31, 1930, in Keokuk, Iowa; her | 6 | | parents were Lily Florilla (Davis) Stark and John Stark; she | 7 | | spent much of her childhood in Kentucky with her grandmother, | 8 | | Bertha Bell (Baird) Davis, before returning to Keokuk, where | 9 | | she attended Keokuk High School; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, On February 4, 1949, she was united in marriage to | 11 | | Bill Knight; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, She was a homemaker and also worked part-time at | 13 | | Jo's Swap Shop in Carthage; she was active in her church, | 14 | | Elvaston Presbyterian Church; she volunteered with the Cub | 15 | | Scouts and served as a Gray Lady at Memorial Hospital in | 16 | | Carthage; she enjoyed spending time with her family, her pets, | 17 | | gardening, cooking, dancing, playing bridge, and golfing; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her | 19 | | grandparents; and her brother, John "Buster" Stark; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Betty Lou Knight is survived by her husband, Bill; |
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| 1 | | her sons, Bill (Terry) Knight Jr. and Tracy (Sharon) Knight; | 2 | | and her grandson, Russell Baker; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 5 | | her family and friends, the passing of Betty Lou Knight; and be | 6 | | it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Betty Lou Knight as a symbol of our | 9 | | sincere sympathy.
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