Bill Text: IL SR0641 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Evelyn J. (Wright) Prather of Chillicothe.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-08 - Resolution Adopted [SR0641 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0641-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 J. (Wright) Prather of | ||||||
4 | Chillicothe, who passed away on March 3, 2012; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Prather was born on August 25, 1925, in | ||||||
6 | Jacksonville; she was the daughter of Roscoe J. and Verneal A. | ||||||
7 | (Perkins) Wright; she married William R. Prather on October 1, | ||||||
8 | 1976, in Henry; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Prather was a former employee of the State | ||||||
10 | of Illinois with the Peoria regional office of the Attorney | ||||||
11 | General; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Prather served as past president, past | ||||||
13 | state membership chairman, and 17th Congressional | ||||||
14 | co-coordinator of the Illinois Democratic Women; her local | ||||||
15 | political involvement included serving as campaign manager for | ||||||
16 | her husband's campaigns and volunteering for several local, | ||||||
17 | State, and national campaigns, including Attorney General Neil | ||||||
18 | Hartigan and Jeanne Simon; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Prather served as president of the Illinois | ||||||
20 | Association of Senior Citizens, vice chairperson of the Peoria | ||||||
21 | Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, regional |
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1 | coordinator for the Seven County Senior Advocacy Conference, | ||||||
2 | chairman of the Chillicothe Township Heart Fund Drive, and | ||||||
3 | co-chairman of Chillicothe's Claud-Elen Days Festival; she | ||||||
4 | also served on the board of directors for Chillicothe Chamber | ||||||
5 | of Commerce and the Rural Peoria County Council on Aging and on | ||||||
6 | the advisory council of the P.C.C.E.O. Foster Grandparent | ||||||
7 | Program and the Community Workshop and Training Center; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Prather was preceded in death by her 2 | ||||||
9 | sisters and her brother; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Prather is survived by her husband, | ||||||
11 | William; her son, John A. Morris; her sister, Linda Tucker; her | ||||||
12 | stepchildren, Patrick Prather, Rhonda Tank, and Neil Prather; | ||||||
13 | her grandchildren, Ryan Tank, Nathaniel Prather, and Nicholas | ||||||
14 | Prather; and her many other family members; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
17 | her family and friends, the passing of Evelyn J. (Wright) | ||||||
18 | Prather; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Evelyn Prather as an expression of | ||||||
21 | our sympathy.
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