Full Text of SR0385 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 Patsy Lee Batts of Benton, who passed | 4 | | away on September 30, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born October 7, 1930, in West Frankfort, | 6 | | the daughter of Commodore Birl Rose and Effie (Boyd) Rose; she | 7 | | married James Robert Batts on June 13, 1953; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, She worked as a librarian for the Benton Public | 9 | | Library before her retirement in 1995; she was a member of | 10 | | Forest Baptist Church in Benton; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, She enjoyed cooking, reading, antiquing, and | 12 | | spending time with her grandchildren; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her | 14 | | husband; and her brother, Walter Ray Rose; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Patsy Batts is survived by her daughter, Susan | 16 | | Batts; her sons, Alan Batts and wife, Mary, Jim Batts and wife, | 17 | | Betty, and Steve Batts; her grandchildren, Jeremy, Jennifer, | 18 | | and Leslie Batts, and Kara and Ryan Batts; her sisters-in-law, | 19 | | Joann Rose and Evelyn Batts; her nieces and nephews; and | 20 | | special friend, Dorthea Sneed; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 | | her family and friends, the passing of Patsy Batts; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Patsy Batts as a symbol of our | 7 | | sincere sympathy.
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