Full Text of SR0777 96th General Assembly
SR0777 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Rachel Leah (Welch) Drust of Royalton, | 4 |
| who passed away on April 13, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Rachel Drust was born on May 7, 1938, in Royalton; | 6 |
| her parents were Arvel Wilson and Edith (Spitellie) Welch; she | 7 |
| married Bennie Drust on June 29, 1957, in Royalton; and
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| WHEREAS, Rachel Drust was employed at Smoller Brothers in | 9 |
| Herrin, Lacy's Flowers in West Frankfort, and was the former | 10 |
| owner/operator of Rachel's Flowers in Royalton for many years; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, Rachel Drust was an active member of Royalton | 13 |
| Church of the Nazarene, where she was a Sunday school teacher | 14 |
| and served on the church board; Rachel loved her church family | 15 |
| and was a witness for her Lord, Jesus Christ, through every | 16 |
| aspect of her life; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Rachel Drust was preceded in death by her parents; | 18 |
| her sister, Naomi Welch; her grandparents, Noah and Della Welch | 19 |
| and Setimo and Perina (Santirosi) Spitellie; her in-laws, Ben | 20 |
| and Mary Drust; her nephew, Johnny Smith; and her cousin, | 21 |
| Stephanie (Sullivan) Young; and
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| WHEREAS, Rachel Drust is survived by her husband; her son | 2 |
| and his wife, Dennis and Linda (Rice) Drust; her beautiful | 3 |
| grandchildren, Benjamin Wayne, Bradley Scott, and Amy Jo; her | 4 |
| aunt, Roberta Sullivan and her husband, Charles; her | 5 |
| sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Smith and Martha Krawzik; her many | 6 |
| nieces and nephews; and her special friends, Ronnie and Brenda | 7 |
| Colson, Chong Christian, Butch and Veda McClure, and Jean | 8 |
| Chamness and her three children, Allison, Timmy, and Emily; and
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| WHEREAS, Rachel Drust will be remembered by all who knew | 10 |
| and loved her for her incredible talent as a florist and her | 11 |
| marvelous cooking; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Rachel Leah Drust; and | 15 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Rachel Drust as an expression of our | 18 |
| sympathy.
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