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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 Jean Pistorius Kallal of Jerseyville, who |
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| passed away on August 16, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on February 23, 1930 in Peoria, the |
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| daughter of the late William R. and Mildred (Followell) |
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| Shivers; she married Virgil Pistorius in 1950 and he passed |
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| away in 1967; she later married Louis Gorman, who passed away |
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| in 1980; she later married Valentine Kallal in 1996; and
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| WHEREAS, She spent 30 years in the radio and newspaper |
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| business; she worked at WJBM Radio in Jerseyville and later |
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| became a reporter for the Alton Telegraph; she was the editor |
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| of the Democrat News in Jerseyville and retired in 1996 from |
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| the News Journal; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic |
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| Church and the Altar Society; she was a member of the Jersey |
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| County Chamber of Commerce, as well as their Ambassadors; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a member of many boards, including the |
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| American Cancer Society and American Red Cross; she served as |
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| the Jersey County representative on the Private Industry |
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| Council and co-chaired the Jerseyville 1984 Sesquicentennial |
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| booklet and publicity committee; she was a Girl Scout leader; |
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| she was a member of the Jersey County Republicans; and served |
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| as an election judge in Jersey County; and
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| WHEREAS, She is survived by her husband, Valentine; her |
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| children, Mark Pistorius, Stephen (Mary) Pistorius, Kurt (Eve) |
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| Pistorius, Carol (Gary) Robeen, Dianna (Cliff) Bigelow, Eric |
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| (Lisa) Pistorius, Laurie (David) Petras, and Lisa (Joe) Scott; |
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| her grandchildren, Nicolas, Emily, and Andrew Pistorius, Matt, |
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| Rachel, and Sarah Pistorius, Amanda Pistorius, Jeramy and |
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| Ashley Robeen, Ben and Lauren Bigelow, Jessica Hansen, Heather |
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| Pinter, Tyler Pistorius, Jacob Petras, Danielle Porter, Julia |
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| and Jenna Leitner; her great-granddaughter, Mila Williams; and |
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| her sisters, Rosalie Gorden, Mary Joye, and JoAnn Newland; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Jean Pistorius Kallal; |
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| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Jean Pistorius Kallal as a symbol of |
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| our sincere sympathy.
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