Bill Text: IL SR0983 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Jean Anne Bates of Bloomington.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0983 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0983-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | ||||||
| 3 | saddened to learn of the death of Jean Anne Bates, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on October 21, 2012; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jean Anne Bates graduated from Tolono Unity High | ||||||
| 6 | School and went to St. Francis Nursing School in Peoria; she | ||||||
| 7 | married William Wolf in Pestoum in 1965, lived in Tolono, and | ||||||
| 8 | later moved to El Paso; she began her career in 1978, at Shell | ||||||
| 9 | Chemical Products, which later became DuPont Agricultural | ||||||
| 10 | Products; she graduated from Texas A&M fire school, following | ||||||
| 11 | her father's footsteps and becoming a fire chief, and finished | ||||||
| 12 | her career as a senior human resources leader at DuPont; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Jean Anne Bates was a very active philanthropist, | ||||||
| 14 | volunteering for the United Way, McLean County Compact, WYSE | ||||||
| 15 | Competition, Day of the Dozier, McLean County Extension Board, | ||||||
| 16 | and also served on the Community Cancer Center Board; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Jean Anne Bates was busy in her retirement taking | ||||||
| 18 | care of her grandchildren and traveling the world working for | ||||||
| 19 | Mecum Auto Auctions; she loved cars almost as much as people; | ||||||
| 20 | and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Jean Ann Bates was preceded in death by her | ||||||
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| 1 | parents, Milt and Anne Bates, Louie and Jo Reis, and her niece, | ||||||
| 2 | Jennifer Bates; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Jean Anne Bates is survived by her children, Kerry | ||||||
| 4 | (Beth Pelz) Wolf, Kristy (Dan) Moore, Jodi (David) Hettinger, | ||||||
| 5 | and Jessica (Kevin) Ryan; her grandchildren, Gina, Justin, | ||||||
| 6 | Logan, and Allison; her brothers, Charles Bates and Dennis | ||||||
| 7 | (Linda) Bates; her sister, Mary Strohl; and many nieces and | ||||||
| 8 | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Jean Anne Bates, and we extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Jean Anne Bates as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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