Bill Text: IL SR0600 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Betty Lou Felder of East Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0600 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0600-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 Lou Felder of East Moline, formerly | ||||||
4 | of Davenport, Iowa, who passed away on July 21, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Betty Felder was born in Iowa City, Iowa to | ||||||
6 | Anthony and Jacqueline (Lorang) Felder on March 3, 1939; she | ||||||
7 | attended St. Luke's School of Nursing, Scott Community College, | ||||||
8 | Marycrest College, and St. Joseph's College of Maine; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Betty Felder worked in the operating room at the | ||||||
10 | former St. Luke's Hospital; she then joined the United States | ||||||
11 | Army, where she served in the nurse corps for over 17 years; | ||||||
12 | she attained the rank of major and had been stationed in both | ||||||
13 | Vietnam and Germany; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Betty Felder began volunteering with the Ground | ||||||
15 | Observation Corp at the age of 14; she was also a hospice | ||||||
16 | volunteer; she had a strong faith and believed in serving her | ||||||
17 | church; she was a eucharistic minister and helped with the | ||||||
18 | bazaar at St. Mary's, volunteered at the Diocese of Davenport, | ||||||
19 | and spent 16 months in Medjugorje; she enjoyed crocheting, | ||||||
20 | sewing, quilting, and painting with watercolors and received a | ||||||
21 | certification from Bob Ross; she also taught cake decorating; | ||||||
22 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, Betty Felder was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
2 | her siblings, Verna, Jeanene, Jeffery, Jerry, and Tony; and her | ||||||
3 | nephew, Richard Wilson; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Betty Felder is survived by her nieces, nephews, | ||||||
5 | cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
8 | Betty Lou Felder and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
10 | further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of Betty Felder as an expression of our | ||||||
13 | deepest sympathy.
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