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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Jeanette L. Kohl of Orion, who passed 
4away on February 28, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Jeanette Kohl was born on March 8, 1921 in rural 
6Washington County, Iowa; she married Russell Ferguson, who 
7passed away in 1945; she later married Robert Kohl; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Jeanette Kohl served in the Women's Army Corps 
9during World War II; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Jeanette Kohl was employed in procurement at the 
11Rock Island Arsenal for several years; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Jeanette Kohl loved quilting and belonged to 
13several quilting groups, including the Mississippi Valley 
14Quilters; she was also an active volunteer for several 
15organizations, including Habitat for Humanity, Project Now, 
16Alternatives for Older Adults, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. 
17Center; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Jeanette Kohl was preceded in death by her first 
19husband, Russell; her second husband, Robert; her mother, Grace 
20Boshart, and her brother, Raymond Boshart; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Jeanette Kohl is survived by her children, Susan 
2(Lee) Tamaoki, Rita Thompson, and Kenneth Kohl; her 
3grandchildren, Tony, Natalie, and Julia Tamaoki, Ben Thompson, 
4and Sondra Sierens; and her great-grandchildren, Austin and 
5Aaron Bleyaert; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
8family and friends, mourn the passing of Jeanette L. Kohl; and 
9be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Jeanette Kohl as an expression of 
12our sympathy.