Bill Text: IL SR0734 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Bernadette Ann Parker.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR0734 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0734-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 Bernadette Ann Parker, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | July 8, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bernadette Parker was born in Chicago on January | ||||||
6 | 21, 1939 and spent her life in Chicago, Barrington, and | ||||||
7 | Palatine; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Bernadette Parker was a registered nurse and spent | ||||||
9 | years working in home healthcare, visiting, caring for, and | ||||||
10 | cajoling people into wellness; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Bernadette Parker was a member of St. Patrick | ||||||
12 | Catholic Church and enjoyed volunteering at the Willow Creek | ||||||
13 | Care Center; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Bernadette Parker was affectionately known by her | ||||||
15 | family as "Gigi"; she loved playing Scrabble with her | ||||||
16 | grandchildren, doing word searches, watching movies, and | ||||||
17 | cooking for her family and friends; her specialties were | ||||||
18 | pierogi, gobki, and kolaczki, of which she made thousands for | ||||||
19 | her children and grandchildren; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Bernadette Parker is survived by her siblings, |
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1 | Marcia Burke and Jim Syke; her children, Cathy Tompkins and Jim | ||||||
2 | Parker; her son-in-law, Scott Tompkins; her grandchildren, | ||||||
3 | Elizabeth, Daniel, Cristina, and Julia; and many cousins, | ||||||
4 | nieces and nephews, and neighbors; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
7 | Bernadette Parker, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
8 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
9 | further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Bernadette Parker as an expression | ||||||
12 | of our deepest sympathy.
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