Bill Text: IL SR0101 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Betty L. Sowders of Alton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0101 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0101-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Betty L. Sowders of Alton, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on January 19, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Betty Sowders was born on April 5, 1936 in East | ||||||
6 | Alton; her parents were Leto and Tillie (nee Schulze) Iberg; | ||||||
7 | she married Rudolph "Rudy" Sowders, Jr. on September 10, 1955 | ||||||
8 | at the First Baptist Church in East Alton; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Betty Sowders graduated from East Alton-Wood | ||||||
10 | River High School in 1954; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Betty Sowders worked part time as a bookkeeper at | ||||||
12 | Lester Gentry's Bookkeeping Service for 27 years; she later | ||||||
13 | worked as the office manager at the Lockhaven Country Club and | ||||||
14 | as the bookkeeper for the family business, Turn 2 Collectibles; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, Betty Sowders was preceded in death by her | ||||||
17 | parents; her husband, Rudolph; 3 sisters, Marcella Iberg, Wilma | ||||||
18 | Bizaillion, and Rose Ann Opper; and 4 brothers, Herbert, | ||||||
19 | Edward, Donald, and Leslie Iberg; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Betty Sowders is survived by her children and |
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1 | their spouses, Rudolph C., III "Rick" and Susan Sowders, John | ||||||
2 | and Ellen Sowders, Lisa and Jeff Dublo, Donna Droste, Jerry and | ||||||
3 | Donna Sowders, and Mark Sowders; her grandchildren and their | ||||||
4 | spouses, David Sowders, Melissa Dublo and Chris Winsel, Joshua | ||||||
5 | Droste, Matthew and Victoria Sowders, Jeff and Amanda Dublo, | ||||||
6 | Steven and Michele Sowders, Katherine Sowders, Bethany and Dan | ||||||
7 | Sanderson, Angela Sowders, Michael Dublo, Cole Sowders, | ||||||
8 | Natalie Sowders, Logan Sowders, Matt and Karin Witt; her | ||||||
9 | "honorary" grandsons, Casey and Kevin Cox; 6 | ||||||
10 | great-grandchildren, Jenna and Grant Dublo, Jacob Winsel, | ||||||
11 | Ashlyn and Claire Witt, and Olivia Sowders; a sister and | ||||||
12 | brother-in-law, Shirley Jean and Michael Bandy; a | ||||||
13 | sister-in-law, Elaine Iberg; a brother-in-law, Jim (Nina) | ||||||
14 | Bizaillion; and her many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | ||||||
17 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Betty L. Sowders; and | ||||||
18 | be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Betty Sowders as an expression of | ||||||
21 | our sympathy.
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