Bill Text: IL SR1323 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dolores M. Klein of West Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1323 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1323-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 Dolores M. Klein of West Peoria, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on June 18, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dolores Klein was born on May 30, 1927 in Peoria | ||||||
| 6 | to Thomas and Hazel Fosbender Gibson; she married Edward Joseph | ||||||
| 7 | Klein in Peoria on May 17, 1952; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Dolores Klein worked in the home raising her | ||||||
| 9 | children; she and her husband also took in foster children for | ||||||
| 10 | many years; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Dolores Klein was active in women's rights groups | ||||||
| 12 | all of her life, and, in 2010, she was inducted into the | ||||||
| 13 | Women's National Hall of Fame; she was past-President of the | ||||||
| 14 | National Organization for Women and the National Association | ||||||
| 15 | for the Advancement of Colored People, both in the local Peoria | ||||||
| 16 | chapters; she was also very involved in the "Clothes Line | ||||||
| 17 | Project", a national movement helping woman heal emotionally | ||||||
| 18 | from domestic violence; she was a member of the Universalist | ||||||
| 19 | Unitarian Church in Peoria; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Dolores Klein was preceded in death by one | ||||||
| 21 | daughter, Mary Ann Klein; one son, Christopher Klein; 3 | ||||||
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| 1 | brothers; and one grandson, William Klein; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Dolores Klein is survived by her husband of 62 | ||||||
| 3 | years, Edward Joseph Klein; her 5 children, Tina (Patrick) | ||||||
| 4 | Puntoni, Paula Klein, Timothy (Deborah) Klein, Evan Klein, and | ||||||
| 5 | Martin (Barbara) Klein; 6 grandchildren; 6 | ||||||
| 6 | great-grandchildren; and 3 brothers, John (Camille) Gibson, | ||||||
| 7 | David Gibson, and Patrick Gibson; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | Dolores M. Klein, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 11 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Dolores Klein as an expression of | ||||||
| 15 | our deepest sympathy.
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