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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Betty K. Speck of Pope County, who
4 passed away on December 27, 2024; and
5 WHEREAS, Betty Speck was born to Earl and Claris (Kerley)
6 Wright in Johnson County on October 1, 1933; she attended
7 Vienna High School; she received her Licensed Practical Nurse
8 (LPN) certification from Shawnee Community College; she
9 married Wayne Speck at Simpson Baptist Church on August 24,
10 1974; and
11 WHEREAS, Betty Speck worked in the surgical department at
12 the former Marion Memorial Hospital; she later worked at the
13 Hillview Health Care Center in Vienna and then in health
14 services at the Vienna Correctional Center, retiring after 16
15 years of service; and
16 WHEREAS, Betty Speck was a member of Glendale United
17 Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school and served as
18 a Bible school volunteer; she was also a member of the Pope
19 County Extension Homemakers Council and served as president of
20 the Mary Circle for a number of years; and
21 WHEREAS, Betty Speck enjoyed crafting, making ceramics,
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1 quilting, and traveling with her husband; and
2 WHEREAS, Betty Speck never met a stranger, and she was
3 always there to help her family, friends, and neighbors; and
4 WHEREAS, Betty Speck was preceded in death by her parents;
5 her brothers, Hal Wright, Bill Wright, Jean Wright, and Buster
6 Wright; her son-in-law, Jerry Mount; and her brother-in-law,
7 Carlos King; and
8 WHEREAS, Betty Speck is survived by her husband of 50
9 years, Wayne; her daughter, Carolyn Mount; two grandchildren;
10 two great-grandchildren; her sister-in-law, Mary King; her
11 nieces, nephews, and other relatives; and many friends and
12 neighbors; therefore, be it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
15 Betty K. Speck and extend our sincere condolences to her
16 family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
17 further
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