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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Patricia Jeanne Fee of Spring, Texas, who 
4passed away on February 7, 2018; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Patricia Fee was born in Flushing, New York to 
6Regina and Leo Bigler on March 24, 1955; she graduated from 
7Kingston High School and received her nursing degree from BOCES 
8in New York; she married Kelvin Fee on February 2, 1991, and 
9they raised their children in Canada, New York, Illinois, 
10Indiana, and Florida; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Patricia Fee worked in a hospice as a young woman; 
12she was always active in her community, including serving as a 
13Republican precinct committee woman; she became involved with 
14both the Illinois Federation of Republican Women and the 
15National Federation of Republican Women, of which she was a 
16past vice president; in 2012, she ran as a Republican for the 
1784th District State House seat; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Patricia Fee was a mentor to young women in 
19politics and liked to volunteer; she enjoyed the Iditarod dog 
20sledding race in Alaska; she loved her family, knitting, 
21crafts, and politics; she enjoyed living in Houston with 
22Kelvin, right down the street from her grandchildren; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Patricia Fee was preceded in death by her mother 
2and her brother, James Bigler; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Patricia Fee is survived by her father; her 
4husband, Kelvin; her son, Robert (Kristen) Dascal; her 
5daughters, Sarah (Brandon) Zerface and Kaitlin Fee; her 
6brothers, Thomas (Renee) Bigler and Leo (Sharon) Bigler; and 
7her grandchildren, Maddox and Maverick Potter, Major and Monroe 
8Dascal, and Leo Zerface; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Patricia Jeanne Fee and extend our sincere condolences to her 
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
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14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of Patricia Fee as an expression of our 
16deepest sympathy.