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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Ora Lee King of Gurnee, who passed away 
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on August 14, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ora Lee King was born on September 9, 1915 in 
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Highlands, North Carolina; she moved to Waukegan in the late 
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1930's, living there until 1961; she then moved to Gurnee; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ora Lee King was a 65 year member of First Baptist 
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Church in Waukegan, where she served in the church's nursery 
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for many years; she was a member of the Order of the Eastern 
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Star for over 55 years; she was a cub scout den mother in the 
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1950's and was a member of the National Home Furnishing 
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Association and the Chamber of Commerce; she worked part time 
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at Kupperman's Furniture in Waukegan; she co-founded King's 
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Home Furnishings with her husband, Henry, in 1959; in 1970, she 
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and her son Ronnie started King's Properties, Inc.; she was 
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secretary-treasurer for both businesses until her retirement; 
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during her retirement, she enjoyed traveling the world with her 
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sisters; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ora Lee King was preceded in death by her first 
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husband, Henry P. King; her second husband, Herman Hillesheim; 
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her parents, Robin and Sudie Clark; her brothers, John, Walter, 
 


 






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Elmer, Robert, and Zeb Clark; her sisters, Leona Williams and 
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Hilda Zears; and her stepson, Jerry Hillesheim; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ora Lee King is survived by her son, Ronnie (Pat) 
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King; her adopted sons, Hoyt (Betty) King and Ray King; her 
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stepson, Larry (Linda) Hillesheim; her grandchildren, Andrea 
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R. Woods, Derek H. King, Timothy King, Chris King, Billy King, 
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Brett Hillesheim, Cory Hillesheim, and Tara Hillesheim; her 
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great-grandchildren; her brothers, Joseph Clark and Amos 
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Clark; her sisters, Mary Clark and Mildred Dougherty; her many 
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nieces and nephews; and her special caregiver for four years, 
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Grace Godishala, and her helper, Teresa Fraczkiewicz; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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her family and friends, the passing of Ora Lee King; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Ora Lee King as an expression of our 
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sympathy.