Full Text of SR0399 96th General Assembly
SR0399 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
Mary Britts of Alton, who passed away on | 4 |
| September 5, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Britts was born on June 6, 1922 in Clayton, | 6 |
| Missouri; her parents were Mary and Gale Wilkinson; she married | 7 |
| Charles W. Britts Jr. in 1945 in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Britts was a prize-winning gardener; she was | 9 |
| known for her intricate flower gardens, landscaping, and fish | 10 |
| ponds; she was also an award-winning artist who specialized in | 11 |
| oils and watercolors; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Britts was preceded in death by her husband, | 13 |
| Charles; her sister, Eleanor Wilkinson; and her nephew, Monte | 14 |
| Britts; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Britts is survived by her daughters, Marie | 16 |
| Schickedanz, Rita Hillman, and Theresa and David Simonds; her | 17 |
| grandchildren, Dene and Tina Schickedanz, Dr. Aimee and Scott | 18 |
| Browne, and Nicholas and Elizabeth Hillman; her | 19 |
| great-grandsons, Landen and Spencer Schickedanz; her brother | 20 |
| and sister-in-law, Albert J. and Sallee Wilkinson; and her | 21 |
| nieces and nephews, Lisa Habib, Michael Wilkinson, David |
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| Wilkinson, Robert Britts, Alicia Clemons, and Clarence Britts | 2 |
| Jr.; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 4 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 5 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Mary Britts; and be it | 6 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to the family of Mary Britts as an expression of our | 9 |
| sympathy.
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