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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN MEMORY OF AGNES ELIZABETH 'BETTY' [SCHEVERS] HAMER
WHEREAS, Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, has taken from our midst Agnes Elizabeth 'Betty' [Schevers] Hamer, born into life on September 16, 1916 and born into eternal life on June 21, 2014, aged 97 years and nine months; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamer was born at Chicago's Mercy Hospital in 1916 and lived in the Chicago area for seventy years, residing in St. Martin, St. Dorothy, St. Kilian, Christ the King and St. Germaine parishes; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamer was the oldest of four children of James and Agnes Schevers; her father was Past Grand Knight of the Englewood Council of the Knights of Columbus [1923-1924]; Mrs. Hamer was predeceased by her brothers "Bud" [Father Joel Schevers, O.Carm], Richard "Bus" Schevers and her sister Dorothy Cooper; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamer graduated from St. Kilian Grammar School [1930] and 'Longwood' Academy of Our Lady [1934] and worked at Commonwealth Edison [1934-1939]; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamer married Arthur J. Hamer, a Certified Public Accountant, on her 23rd birthday [September 16, 1939], and Arthur predeceased her in 1973; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamer raised six children, Barbara Pinn (Frank), Arthur "Artie" Hamer, Carolyn Doody (Lawrence), Donald Hamer (Geri), Elizabeth O'Connor (John) and Frank Hamer in St. Kilian [Gresham/Brainerd area] and Christ the King [Beverly area] parishes; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamer was the grandmother of Larry Doody (Connie), Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (Gerry), Danny Doody, Debbie Furlong (Dennis), Frank Pinn (Liz), Kevin O'Connor (Dawn), Sean O'Connor (Alison); and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamer was the proud great grandmother of sixteen: Conor, Liam and Shane Gorman; Riley Doody; Brendan, Matthew and Dennis Furlong; Mary, Frank and John Pinn; and Lilian, Gavin Arthur, Nicholas, Daniel, Cara Elizabeth and Declan O'Connor; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamer was also the cherished sister-in-law of Bernice Mulcahy an...
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