Bill Text: IL SR0317 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Joan Wittman of Godfrey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0317 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0317-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 Joan Wittman of Godfrey, who passed away | ||||||
4 | on March 5, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Joan Wittman was born to Leona and Alfred Beck on | ||||||
6 | May 30, 1934; she graduated from Marquette Catholic High School | ||||||
7 | in 1952 and married John Wittman in 1954; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Joan Wittman worked in the business office of a | ||||||
9 | local Cadillac dealer and the insurance department at St. | ||||||
10 | Joseph's Hospital; in 1955, she and her husband started a | ||||||
11 | television rental business serving the three Alton-area | ||||||
12 | hospitals; she worked 23 years as the "Television Lady" and | ||||||
13 | worked daily except on Christmas; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Joan Wittman and her husband bought the family | ||||||
15 | farm, which had been in the family since 1873, and moved there | ||||||
16 | in the summer of 1964; she worked alongside her husband in the | ||||||
17 | farming operation and became the manager of a hog confinement | ||||||
18 | operation from 1978 to 1991; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Joan Wittman enjoyed going shopping and to | ||||||
20 | auctions; she managed a large garden and enjoyed canning the | ||||||
21 | produce; she was a 4-H leader and helped with Girl Scouts for |
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1 | many years; she was President of the Tri-County Antique | ||||||
2 | Auxiliary Club for several years; she and her husband made | ||||||
3 | homemade lemon shake-up drinks at many local events for more | ||||||
4 | than 20 years; they enjoyed going to the summertime Muny opera | ||||||
5 | in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri, where they were season | ||||||
6 | ticket holders for 35 years from 1979 to 2015; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Joan Wittman was active in St. Mary's Catholic | ||||||
8 | Church and served as a Eucharistic minister from 1988 to 2008; | ||||||
9 | her ministry also served the Eunice Smith Nursing Home, Skyline | ||||||
10 | Tower, the Four Fountains Nursing Home, and Hillcrest Assisted | ||||||
11 | Living; she made home visits with Holy Communion and was the | ||||||
12 | Chairperson for funeral lunches from 1998 to 2008, managing | ||||||
13 | food donations and preparing food for bereaved families | ||||||
14 | following their funeral services; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Joan Wittman is survived by her husband of 62 | ||||||
16 | years, John; her daughters, Joan (Robert) Clark, Patricia | ||||||
17 | (Roger) Dettenmeier, Marcia (Frank) Klunk, and Theresa | ||||||
18 | (Andrew) Gratton; and her grandchildren, David Dettenmeier, | ||||||
19 | Robert Clark III, Nicholas (Colleen) Dettenmeier, Matthew | ||||||
20 | (Julie, fiancee), Dettenmeier, Katherine Clark, Adam | ||||||
21 | Dettenmeier, Frank Klunk Jr., Jonathan Klunk, Sarah Gratton, | ||||||
22 | and Lucas Gratton; therefore, be it
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23 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
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1 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
2 | Joan Wittman, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | ||||||
3 | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of Joan Wittman as an expression of our | ||||||
6 | deepest sympathy.
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