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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 Bernice M. Bittner, who passed away on |
| 4 | | July 14, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bernice Bittner was born on May 9, 1923; her |
| 6 | | parents were Herman and Elizabeth (nee Finncutter) Kristan; she |
| 7 | | married Clarence "Pat" Bittner on January 8, 1944; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bernice Bittner attended Holy Family Grade School |
| 9 | | and Waukegan High School; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 1965, Bernice Bittner and her husband moved to |
| 11 | | the north side of Waukegan; they enjoyed square dancing and |
| 12 | | ballroom dancing at the Swedish Glee Club and would often |
| 13 | | practice their dance moves in the basement of their home on |
| 14 | | Walnut Street; they also liked traveling to visit their son Bob |
| 15 | | and his family to whatever location the Air Force had stationed |
| 16 | | him at the time; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Bernice Bittner was a stay-at-home mom, but later |
| 18 | | worked in the Waukegan High School cafeteria; after the death |
| 19 | | of her husband in August of 1988, she became a volunteer at the |
| 20 | | former Victory Memorial Hospital in Waukegan; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bernice Bittner enjoyed sewing, crocheting, |
| 2 | | playing pinochle with her friends, reading Danielle Steele |
| 3 | | novels, and getting her hair done at the beauty shop; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bernice Bittner was a member of St. Anastasia and |
| 5 | | St. Dismas Churches; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bernice Bittner was preceded in death by 3 |
| 7 | | siblings, Joseph Kristan, Anges Mahler, and Rita Madruh; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bernice Bittner is survived by 2 children, Robert |
| 9 | | "Bob" (Christine) Bittner and Joan Steffens; 4 grandchildren, |
| 10 | | Robert "Rob" Bittner, Jennifer (Roger) Ham, Timothy "Tim" |
| 11 | | (Heidi) Steffens, and Andrew "Andy" Steffens; and 5 |
| 12 | | great-grandchildren, Laney, Tallon, and Marley Ham and Kendall |
| 13 | | and Chad Steffens; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her |
| 16 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Bernice M. Bittner; |
| 17 | | and be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Bernice Bittner as an expression of |
| 20 | | our sympathy.
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