SR0202 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Patricia Anne (Fitzmorris) Floeter of Crystal Lake, who passed away on March 15, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Floeter was born on December 27, 1932, to Daniel Michael and Patricia Edith Fitzmorris in Peoria; she was raised in Skokie, attended St. Peter's Grade School, and graduated from Mallinckrodt High School in Wilmette; she received her bachelors degree in chemistry from Mundelein College (now Loyola University) in 1954; she married Conrad F. Floeter on November 27, 1954, at Saint Peter's Catholic Church in Skokie; they spent the first year together in Las Cruces, New Mexico, while stationed at the U.S. Army White Sands Proving Ground; she received her masters at Northern Illinois University in 1973; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Floeter was the first chemist hired by the county for the health department water lab in response to the Clean Water Act of 1971; eventually she began working for Commonwealth Edison and retired as a engineer from Commonwealth Edison, Byron Nuclear Power Station; in retirement, she founded Hazardous Material Management Systems, a consulting and training company for federal and State environmental and safety regulations; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Floeter served on the Algonquin Township Board as a trustee and was subsequently elected supervisor; she was a long-time member of the American Chemical Society, serving a term as a national delegate for the Chicago Section, and was a former member of the Rockford chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; she was a member of AAUW, the Rotary Club of Crystal Lake Dawnbreakers, a Paul Harris Fellow, the McHenry County Republican Party, and a founding member of the McHenry County Environmental Defenders; she served as chairman of the McHenry County Local Emergency Planning Committee and served on the finance committee of Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Floeter was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Conrad; her parents; her infant grandson, Madison; her sister, Sheila Cardinell; and her brother-in-law, Joseph Floeter; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Floeter is survived by her children, Conrad (Donna Lee), Mary Kay (Ted Usdin), Daniel (Nancy), John (Judy), Thomas (Rebekah), and William (Deanna); her grandchildren, Anna Rose and Mary Grace Floeter, Ben (Natalie), Luke (Katherine), Ian, and Mara Floeter, Katherine (Kyle) Bush, Lily and Simon Floeter, Ryan and Justin Floeter, and Hannah and Christopher Floeter; her great-grandsons, Oscar and Charlie; her sister-in-law, Frances Floeter; her numerous nieces and nephews, and many cousins, especially Ashleigh Staley; she is also survived by Bosnian refugees Denis and Sasha (Heidi) Traup, Rotary Exchange student Paola Zamarron, and many dear friends and neighbors; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Patricia Floeter, and we extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Patricia Floeter as an expression of our deepest sympathy.