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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
Betty A. Ahrens, formerly of Rolling |
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| Meadows, who passed away on February 3, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Betty Ahrens moved to Rolling Meadows with her |
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| husband, former Rolling Meadows Mayor William D. Ahrens, in |
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| 1960, only five years after the city's incorporation; she was |
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| Mr. Ahrens' main supporter when he ran for a seat on the city |
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| council and for his run for mayor of Rolling Meadows in 1979; |
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| she attended all public functions with her husband, from social |
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| gatherings to parades and dedication ceremonies; after Mayor |
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| Ahrens resigned in 1990, the couple retired to Florida, where |
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| she remained until her death; and
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| WHEREAS, Betty Ahrens and her husband made many lasting |
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| friends in Rolling Meadows and regularly gathered on Sundays to |
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| watch football games together; and
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| WHEREAS, Betty Ahrens was the wife of William D. Ahrens; |
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| the mother of Debra (Joseph) Stoltman, Linda (Paul) Posco, |
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| William Jr. (Laura), Pamela Ahrens, and Betty Ann Suchala; the |
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| grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of 2; and the sister of |
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| Patricia Behenna, Joan (Carl) Pfisterer, and the late Richard |
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| Mc Kee; therefore, be it
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