Bill Text: IL SR0910 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gladys M. Raether of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0910 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0910-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 Gladys M. Raether of Waukegan, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on August 22, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Gladys Raether was born in Niles Center (Skokie) | ||||||
| 6 | to Frederick and Sophia Wichmann on September 27, 1925; she | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Maine East High School and married George | ||||||
| 8 | Raether at St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Skokie on | ||||||
| 9 | August 7, 1948; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Early in her life, Gladys Raether worked for the | ||||||
| 11 | United States Navy at Great Lakes and for AC Nielsen Market | ||||||
| 12 | Research; after she married, she devoted her life to making a | ||||||
| 13 | home for her family; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Gladys Raether volunteered for the Disabled | ||||||
| 15 | American Veterans; she was a past member of the Women of the | ||||||
| 16 | Moose, Waukegan Curves, and TOPS; her hobbies were decorative | ||||||
| 17 | painting, music, and arts and crafts; as members of Hy-Rollin | ||||||
| 18 | Vans, she and George enjoyed camping, socializing, and | ||||||
| 19 | friendship; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Gladys Raether was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 21 | husband, George; her grandson, Christopher Raether; her | ||||||
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| 1 | sister, Catherine Janes; and her parents; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Gladys Raether is survived by her children, | ||||||
| 3 | Patricia (Stephen) Lapish, Linda Raether, and Donald (Donna) | ||||||
| 4 | Raether; one niece; one nephew; five grandchildren; eight | ||||||
| 5 | great-grandchildren; and numerous other family and friends; | ||||||
| 6 | therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | Gladys M. Raether, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 10 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 11 | further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of Gladys Raether as an expression of | ||||||
| 14 | our deepest sympathy.
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