Bill Text: IL SR0837 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Sister Betty Drew of San Diego, California, formerly of Waukegan.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR0837 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0837-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 Sister Betty Drew of San Diego, | ||||||
| 4 | California, formerly of Waukegan, who passed away on April 13, | ||||||
| 5 | 2010; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, She was born in Waukegan on July 12, 1934; she | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Immaculate Conception School and Holy Child High | ||||||
| 8 | School before attending the College of St. Teresa, Winona, | ||||||
| 9 | Minnesota; she entered the Society of the Holy Child Jesus | ||||||
| 10 | (S.H.C.J.) in 1953; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, For 23 years she taught in parochial schools in | ||||||
| 12 | Waukegan, Chicago, and Philadelphia dioceses and in New York | ||||||
| 13 | City; in 1979, her compassion for the poor, especially women | ||||||
| 14 | and children, led her to Tijuana, Mexico, where she helped | ||||||
| 15 | women of the Colonia Victoria to develop cottage industries and | ||||||
| 16 | ministered to the social and spiritual needs of the Latino | ||||||
| 17 | community; from 1985 to 1993 she relocated to Los Angeles to | ||||||
| 18 | work with MEND (Meeting Each Need with Dignity) teaching | ||||||
| 19 | English as a Second Language and later to San Fernando as a | ||||||
| 20 | pastoral assistant founding support groups; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, As a resident of Ocean Beach for the past 11 | ||||||
| 22 | years, Sister Betty provided pro bono paralegal services at | ||||||
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| 1 | Casa Cornelia Law Center in San Diego; as she volunteered for | ||||||
| 2 | their Domestic Violence Program, she was beloved by both | ||||||
| 3 | clients and colleagues for her commitment, compassion, | ||||||
| 4 | diligence, and independent spirit; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Sister Betty received a Bachelor of Arts degree in | ||||||
| 6 | History from Mundelein College, Chicago, a Masters of Arts | ||||||
| 7 | degree in Reading Specialization from Cardinal Stritch | ||||||
| 8 | College, Milwaukee, as well as post graduate studies, Spanish | ||||||
| 9 | Language courses, and certifications at DePaul and Fordham | ||||||
| 10 | Universities, St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, and in the | ||||||
| 11 | Dominican Republic and Texas; she was a Certified | ||||||
| 12 | Representative of the Board of Immigration Appeals; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents, Dan and | ||||||
| 14 | Anne Drew; her brother, the late Mayor Dan Drew; and her | ||||||
| 15 | brother-in-law, Peter Jula; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Sister Betty Drew is survived by her sisters, | ||||||
| 17 | Marianna Jula, Donna (Claude) Incaudo, Katie (Ron), and her | ||||||
| 18 | sister-in-law, Peggy Drew; she was a loving aunt, niece, and | ||||||
| 19 | cousin to generations of the Drews and Kubaitis'; therefore, be | ||||||
| 20 | it
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 22 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
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| 1 | her friends and family, the passing of Sister Betty Drew; and | ||||||
| 2 | be it further
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| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to the family of Sister Betty Drew as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 5 | sincere sympathy.
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