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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Betty K. Speck of Pope County, who |
| 4 | | passed away on December 27, 2024; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Speck was born to Earl and Claris (Kerley) |
| 6 | | Wright in Johnson County on October 1, 1933; she attended |
| 7 | | Vienna High School; she received her Licensed Practical Nurse |
| 8 | | (LPN) certification from Shawnee Community College; she |
| 9 | | married Wayne Speck at Simpson Baptist Church on August 24, |
| 10 | | 1974; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Betty Speck worked in the surgical department at |
| 12 | | the former Marion Memorial Hospital; she later worked at the |
| 13 | | Hillview Health Care Center in Vienna and then in health |
| 14 | | services at the Vienna Correctional Center, retiring after 16 |
| 15 | | years of service; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Betty Speck was a member of Glendale United |
| 17 | | Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school and served as |
| 18 | | a Bible school volunteer; she was also a member of the Pope |
| 19 | | County Extension Homemakers Council and served as president of |
| 20 | | the Mary Circle for a number of years; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Betty Speck enjoyed crafting, making ceramics, |
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| 1 | | quilting, and traveling with her husband; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Betty Speck never met a stranger, and she was |
| 3 | | always there to help her family, friends, and neighbors; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Betty Speck was preceded in death by her parents; |
| 5 | | her brothers, Hal Wright, Bill Wright, Jean Wright, and Buster |
| 6 | | Wright; her son-in-law, Jerry Mount; and her brother-in-law, |
| 7 | | Carlos King; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Betty Speck is survived by her husband of 50 |
| 9 | | years, Wayne; her daughter, Carolyn Mount; two grandchildren; |
| 10 | | two great-grandchildren; her sister-in-law, Mary King; her |
| 11 | | nieces, nephews, and other relatives; and many friends and |
| 12 | | neighbors; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | Betty K. Speck and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Betty Speck as an expression of our |
| 20 | | deepest sympathy. |