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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
Esther Caroline Ford Rapp of Wood River, |
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| who passed away on April 19, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Esther Rapp was born on September 24, 1917 in East |
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| Alton; his parents were Roy E. Ford and Sarah Margaret |
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| (DeSilvey) Ford; she married John P. Rapp on July 8, 1970 in |
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| Centralia; he preceded her in death on April 26, 1999; and
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| WHEREAS, Esther Rapp often reminisced about her childhood |
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| years, which were filled with memories of the tile works once |
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| located on present Olin property and adjacent to the boarding |
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| house that belonged to her grandmother, Nancy (Stephens) |
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| DeSilvey; and
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| WHEREAS, Esther Rapp proudly served her country during |
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| World War II, enlisting in the United States Army Air Corps; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Esther Rapp was active in American Legion Post 794 |
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| in East Alton; as a 41-year member, she served in many |
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| positions at the Post, including post commander, auxiliary |
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| president, and post chaplain; her proudest moments with the |
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| Legion consisted of serving as chaplain for Post 794's Ritual |
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| Team; she remained active in this position until 2006, when her |
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| health began to decline; and
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| WHEREAS, Esther Rapp had a great love for her country and |
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| had great love and respect for the American flag; and
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| WHEREAS, Esther Rapp was preceded in death by her husband; |
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| her parents; her brother, Kenneth Ford; and her sisters, Lorena |
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| Ford Miller, Ruth Winifred, and Mildred Ford Rogers; and
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| WHEREAS, Esther Rapp is survived by Cathy Jo Lewis Wilkey |
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| (Mike), Saralca Lewis Sladek (Gregg), Sondra Moore Jackson |
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| (Denis), James H. Sauerwein (Betty), and John P. Rapp II ; her |
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| grandchildren, Jamie Schroeder, Carrie Schroeder, Michael |
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| Barnett, Carol Barnett, Tanner Singh, Jason Sauerwein, Evelyn |
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| Stahl, and Charles, Denise, Stephen, Kenneth, and David |
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| Jackson; and her 10 great-grandchildren; 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 Esther Rapp; 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 Esther Rapp as an expression of our |
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| sympathy.
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