Bill Text: IL SR1742 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Lillian C. Benes of McHenry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-18 - Resolution Adopted [SR1742 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1742-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 Lillian C. Benes of McHenry, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on April 26, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Lillian Benes was born in Chicago to John and | ||||||
| 6 | Bessie (Safranek) Winter on July 31, 1921; she married Charles | ||||||
| 7 | F. Benes in Chicago on October 7, 1950; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Lillian Benes worked for Illinois Bell for 12 | ||||||
| 9 | years; during that period, she took a leave from her work to | ||||||
| 10 | enlist in the United States Navy and served her country in | ||||||
| 11 | World War II; after her marriage, she assisted her husband in | ||||||
| 12 | running their fresh fruit and vegetable stand, Benes & Son, in | ||||||
| 13 | Chicago; she also spent time perfecting her bowling game; in | ||||||
| 14 | 1965, she and her husband moved their family to McHenry, where | ||||||
| 15 | she worked for Modine for ten years; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Lillian Benes was a loving mother, grandmother, | ||||||
| 17 | great-grandmother, and friend; she will be missed by all who | ||||||
| 18 | knew her; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Lillian Benes was preceded in death by her parents | ||||||
| 20 | and her husband, Charles; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Lillian Benes is survived by her children, Steven | ||||||
| 2 | (Eloise) Benes and Debra (Michael) Atchison; her | ||||||
| 3 | grandchildren, John (Amm) Benes, Susan (Michael) Gregory, and | ||||||
| 4 | Jessica, Katie, and Shelby Atchison; her great-grandchildren, | ||||||
| 5 | Kaia, Marcus, and McKenzie; and her many nieces and nephews; | ||||||
| 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 | Lillian C. Benes 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 Lillian Benes as an expression of | ||||||
| 14 | our deepest sympathy.
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