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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Pauline Wilma Secrest Hamilton, who 
4passed away on November 11, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Pauline Hamilton was born on April 25, 1911 in 
6Pekin; her parents were Daniel and Helen (nee Soectig) Secrest; 
7she was raised in Joliet; she later lived in South Bend, 
8Indiana and lived in Conifer, Colorado from 1970 to 1976; in 
91976, she moved back to Joliet to be closer to her family; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Pauline Hamilton was employed at Joliet Federal 
11Savings and Loan for many years before retiring in Conifer, 
12Colorado; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Pauline Hamilton was an avid Chicago Cubs fan and 
14was especially proud of the volunteer time she spent with the 
15Joliet Police Department; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Pauline Hamilton is preceded in death by her 
17siblings, Warren, Willard (Rose) Secrest, Louise (Ira) Archey, 
18Konred (Marie) Secrest, Magdalen (William) Stewart, Junette 
19(John) Smeets, and Helen (Glen) Hart; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Pauline Hamilton is survived by her daughter, 
 
 
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1Elaine Hamilton Stonich; her grandchildren, Paige Stonich 
2Vanderhyden and Michael Stonich; her great-grandchildren, 
3Abbie, Jay, and Mark Vanderhyden; and her many nieces and 
4nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
7family and friends, mourn the passing of Pauline Wilma Secrest 
8Hamilton; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to the family of Pauline Hamilton as an expression of 
11our sympathy.