Bill Text: IL SR1587 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Evelyn Pratt of Woodstock.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-03-03 - Resolution Adopted [SR1587 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1587-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 Evelyn Pratt of Woodstock, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on January 19, 2016; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Pratt was born in Alden Township to Louis | ||||||
| 6 | and Hazel (nee Vincent) Behrens on August 20, 1917; she | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Hebron High School in 1935 and married Oswald | ||||||
| 8 | "Ozzie" Noble in 1938; she married Harold "Pete" Peterson in | ||||||
| 9 | 1981; she married Walter Pratt in 1999; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Pratt and her husband, Ozzie, owned and | ||||||
| 11 | operated Ozzie's Pizza in Harvard for several years; she worked | ||||||
| 12 | at Admiral for over 11 years; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Pratt enjoyed bingo, playing cards, | ||||||
| 14 | dancing, bowling, playing pool, and doing volunteer work; she | ||||||
| 15 | was a member of the Women of the Moose, the Presbyterian | ||||||
| 16 | Church, the Red Hat Society, and several card clubs; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Pratt was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
| 18 | her husbands; her daughter, Joyce Hill; her son, Leroy Noble; | ||||||
| 19 | her son-in-law, Thomas Hill; an infant son; an infant grandson; | ||||||
| 20 | her 3 brothers, Vincent, Melvin, and Dave; her sister, Viola | ||||||
| 21 | Busch; her sisters-in-law, June, Francis, and Verna; her | ||||||
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| 1 | brother-in-law, Earl Busch; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, | ||||||
| 2 | nieces, and nephews; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Pratt is survived by her son, Thomas Noble; | ||||||
| 4 | her 8 grandchildren, Tina, Kelly, Teresa, Angie, Colin, | ||||||
| 5 | Shannon, Tim, and Tara; her 14 great-grandchildren; her 2 | ||||||
| 6 | step-great-grandchildren; and her 2 great-great-grandchildren; | ||||||
| 7 | therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | Evelyn Pratt, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | ||||||
| 11 | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of Evelyn Pratt as an expression of our | ||||||
| 14 | deepest sympathy.
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