Bill Text: IL SR0223 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ruth E. Cotter of Alton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR0223 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0223-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 Ruth E. Cotter of Alton, who passed away | ||||||
4 | on April 26, 2011; and
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5 | WHEREAS, She was born July 28, 1918, in Dubuque, Iowa, the | ||||||
6 | daughter of Arthur L. and Effie M. (Smith) Mutschler; and
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7 | WHEREAS, She worked for Savannah Illinois Ordinance Depot | ||||||
8 | and Beverly Farm in Godfrey; she was a member of SS Peter and | ||||||
9 | Paul Catholic Church in Alton where she was a member of the | ||||||
10 | Altar Society; she was a member of the Daughters of Isabella | ||||||
11 | and volunteered to deliver Meals on Wheels for 10 years; and
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12 | WHEREAS, On July 3, 1943, in Dubuque, Iowa, she married | ||||||
13 | Henry L. Cotter; and
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14 | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; her | ||||||
15 | brothers, James Arthur Mutschler and Frederick Mutschler; and | ||||||
16 | her sister, Alice Louis; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Ruth Cotter is survived by her daughters, Susan | ||||||
18 | Cotter and Elizabeth Cotter Keister; her son, Arthur L. Cotter | ||||||
19 | and his wife, Pam; her grandchildren, Todd Link and his wife, | ||||||
20 | Ali, Scott Link, Molly and Katie Keister, Angie Pekarik and her |
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1 | husband, Shaun, Adam Cotter and his wife, Sarah, and Kevin | ||||||
2 | Cotter; and her great-grandchildren, Tucker, Griffin, Delaney, | ||||||
3 | Teagan, Trent, Tristan, Kaleigh, and Alexis; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
6 | her family and friends, the passing of Ruth Cotter; and be it | ||||||
7 | further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to the family of Ruth Cotter as a symbol of our | ||||||
10 | sincere sympathy.
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