Bill Text: IL SR1980 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Melba L. Austwick of Carlinville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR1980 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1980-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 Melba L. Austwick of Carlinville, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on August 11, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Melba Austwick was born in Carlinville to Lewis | ||||||
| 6 | and Edith (Killam) Brown on November 5, 1926; she graduated | ||||||
| 7 | from Hettick High School and then earned a degree from Browns | ||||||
| 8 | Business College in St. Louis, Missouri; she married K. Lendell | ||||||
| 9 | Austwick in Carlinville on November 14, 1946; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Melba Austwick was a farm wife and a homemaker; | ||||||
| 11 | she worked in the advertising department for the Democrat | ||||||
| 12 | newspaper in Carlinville; she was also the receptionist for Dr. | ||||||
| 13 | Thomas Huson for many years; later in life, she was employed by | ||||||
| 14 | the Carlinville School District as a librarian assistant at | ||||||
| 15 | West School; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Melba Austwick was active in her church, Charity | ||||||
| 17 | Baptist Church in Carlinville; she enjoyed crocheting, | ||||||
| 18 | reading, and spending time with her grandchildren; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Melba Austwick was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 20 | parents; her husband, K. Lendell; her granddaughter, Christy | ||||||
| 21 | Lynne LeVora; and her brother, Paschal Brown; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Melba Austwick is survived by her daughters, | ||||||
| 2 | Connie LeVora and Vicki (Nate) Halteman; her granddaughter, | ||||||
| 3 | Jaime (Dave Gaydos) Halteman; her grandsons, J.R. (Andrea | ||||||
| 4 | Hearn) LeVora and Nathan (Bridget Goon) Halteman; her | ||||||
| 5 | great-granddaughters, Kristilyn LeVora and Genevieve Gaydos; | ||||||
| 6 | her great-grandson, Caius LeVora; her sister-in-law, Virginia | ||||||
| 7 | Brown; her brother-in-law, Zane Austwick; and her many nieces | ||||||
| 8 | and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Melba L. Austwick and 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 Melba Austwick as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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