Bill Text: IL SR1908 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Myra Becker of Elgin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR1908 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1908-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 Myra Miriam Becker of Elgin, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on July 10, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Myra Becker earned a master's degree in speech | ||||||
| 6 | therapy right after World War II; an Iowa native, she and her | ||||||
| 7 | husband moved to Elgin in 1965; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Myra Becker worked as a speech therapist in area | ||||||
| 9 | schools; she retired from Community Unit District 300 in 1985; | ||||||
| 10 | and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Myra Becker donated much of her time to local | ||||||
| 12 | organizations; she was a member and past president of the YWCA | ||||||
| 13 | Elgin board and was instrumental in pushing for its child care | ||||||
| 14 | and Teen Reach programs; she was a member of the Elgin Area | ||||||
| 15 | League of Women Voters since 1958 and also served on the Larkin | ||||||
| 16 | Center's board of directors before that organization closed; | ||||||
| 17 | until her death, she was a vigorous advocate for women's | ||||||
| 18 | empowerment, mental health, voter's rights, fair housing | ||||||
| 19 | legislation, and education; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Myra Becker was preceded in death by her husband | ||||||
| 21 | of 49 years, Morton; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Myra Becker is survived by her children, Lance | ||||||
| 2 | (Karin Rhodes) Becker, Diana (Jerry) Cutts, and Tracy | ||||||
| 3 | Dillinger; her grandchildren, Nora (Corey Dukes) Becker, Eli | ||||||
| 4 | Becker, and Hannah, Ariel, Greta, and Joey Cutts; and her | ||||||
| 5 | great-grandson, Gabriel; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 8 | Myra Miriam Becker and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of Myra Becker as an expression of our | ||||||
| 13 | deepest sympathy.
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