Full Text of SR0704 103rd 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 Mary Alice Kramer, who passed away on | 4 | | December 26, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Alice Kramer was born to Raymond and Helen | 6 | | (Gehmen) Strassburger in Decatur on December 29, 1942; she | 7 | | graduated from Champaign High School in 1960 and Mercy | 8 | | Hospital School of Nursing in 1963; she married Henry E. | 9 | | "Woody" Kramer on January 25, 1964, and they welcomed Woody's | 10 | | youngest sisters, Anicia Kramer and Cami (Kramer) Pisklak, | 11 | | into their family in 1976; she earned a Bachelor of Arts from | 12 | | Eastern Illinois University in 1990; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mary Alice Kramer's nursing career spanned the | 14 | | course of 45 years, including working as a nurse at Mercy | 15 | | Hospital in Champaign and as an office nurse with Dr. Stanley | 16 | | Huffman in Mattoon; her career culminated serving as the | 17 | | school nurse for Charleston Community Schools, from which she | 18 | | retired in 2007; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mary Alice Kramer was an active member of St. | 20 | | Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Charleston, where she | 21 | | served as the organist for the church choir for more than 40 | 22 | | years; she was named a Woman of Distinction by the Springfield |
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| 1 | | Illinois Diocesan Council of Catholic Women in June 2014; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Mary Alice Kramer loved music, sewing, and | 3 | | baking, especially at Christmas time and when her | 4 | | grandchildren visited; she and her family hosted numerous | 5 | | exchange students from around the world over the years; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Mary Alice Kramer was a devoted wife to her | 7 | | husband and a dedicated mother to her children and their | 8 | | various activities, including serving as a leader of her | 9 | | children's 4-H club, the Charleston Cloverettes, and attending | 10 | | hundreds of sporting and music events; she will be remembered | 11 | | for her generous, caring, and giving spirit; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Mary Alice Kramer was preceded in death by her | 13 | | husband, her parents, and her sisters, Elizabeth Engelbrecht | 14 | | and Irene Schlorff; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mary Alice Kramer is survived by her children, | 16 | | Liane Foerder, Alice (Mike) Dutler, Kevin Kramer, Letha (Lisa | 17 | | Watkins) Kramer, Ellen (Bryan) Ericson, and Lauren (Ryan | 18 | | Anderson) Kramer; her grandchildren, Stephanie (Dustin) Gay, | 19 | | Becca Foerder, Lexi Foerder, Christian Dutler, Abby Dutler, | 20 | | Matthew Dutler, Livia Kramer, Henry Kramer, Griffin Kramer, | 21 | | Hannah Ericson, Owen Ericson, Charlotte Kramer-Watkins, and | 22 | | Isaac Kramer-Watkins; therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Mary Alice Kramer and extend our sincere condolences to her | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Mary Alice Kramer as an expression | 8 | | of our deepest sympathy. |
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