Full Text of SR1072 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 Patricia Ann "Pat" Yoder of | 4 | | Bloomington, who passed away on May 13, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pat Yoder was born to Thurman G. and Cora Fleck | 6 | | Hartman in Mishawaka, Indiana on March 17, 1931; she earned | 7 | | her degree in Elementary Education from Illinois Wesleyan | 8 | | University in 1953, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma | 9 | | Sorority; she married John W. Yoder in Bloomington on December | 10 | | 27, 1954, and he preceded her in death on March 27, 2016; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Pat Yonder taught second grade at Jefferson | 12 | | School in Bloomington for two years before leaving to start | 13 | | her family; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Pat Yonder was a member and past president of the | 15 | | A.W. Chapter of P.E.O.; she was also a member of the | 16 | | Bloomington-Normal Symphony Orchestra Guild and held various | 17 | | positions in support of the symphony; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Pat Yonder was a fun, creative mother and a great | 19 | | cook known for her ribs and German potato salad; alongside her | 20 | | husband John, she was an Illinois Wesleyan University fan who | 21 | | could often be found cheering in the stands during basketball |
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| 1 | | games; she loved entertaining, from hosting luncheons for her | 2 | | bridge groups to huge family gatherings at Thanksgiving; she | 3 | | greatly enjoyed spending time at her and John's second home in | 4 | | Cambria, California, where they enjoyed hiking, taking in the | 5 | | scenic views of the Pacific, and seeing friends; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Pat Yoder was preceded in death by her husband of | 7 | | 62 years, John; her parents; her infant brother, Donald | 8 | | Hartman; and her stepsister, Ann Fall; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Pat Yoder is survived by her children, John W. | 10 | | (Carol) Yoder, Susan E. (Kent) Riddle, Honorable William A. | 11 | | (Dr. Kathy) Yoder, Thomas L. (Sally) Yoder, and Soon-Ik | 12 | | (Soo-Mi) Lee; her grandchildren, John Eric (Dr. Mikayla) | 13 | | Yoder, Kristin (Jacob) Terranova, Kelly (Jeff) Guillory, Scott | 14 | | (Elizabeth) Riddle, Jonathan (Gina) Riddle, Katie (Alejandra | 15 | | Castro Martinez) Riddle, Stephanie Yoder, Lauren Yoder, | 16 | | Captain Thomas (Dr. Bastiana Rodebaugh) Yoder, Timothy Yoder, | 17 | | Sang-Bin Lee, and Sang-Jun Lee; and her seven | 18 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 21 | | Patricia Ann "Pat" Yonder and extend our sincere
condolences | 22 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be | 23 | | it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 2 | | presented to the family of Pat Yonder as an expression of
our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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