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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Roger J. King of Harvard, who passed away
4on February 20, 2017; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Roger King was born in Harvard to Thomas J. and
6Mary (Gleason) King Sr. on March 18, 1928; he attended the King
7School and graduated from Harvard High School; he joined the
8United States Army on November 9, 1950 and began working with
9the Transportation Railway Operating Battalion as a Private
10First Class; he served for two years during the Korean War; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Roger King worked as a conductor for Metra until
12his retirement in 1989; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Roger King enjoyed golfing and square dancing; he
14was an avid reader of various newspapers and enjoyed watching
15the Chicago Cubs; he was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic
16Church, the VFW, and the Harvard Moose Lodge; he was active in
17all veteran activities and was chosen to take part in the Honor
18Flight to Washington, D.C.; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Roger King was preceded in death by his parents
20and his siblings, Thomas J. (Nitchie) King, Roseanne (Walter)
21Schultz, Frank King, and Irene (John) Brennan; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Roger King is survived by his sister-in-law,
2Eileen King; numerous nieces and nephews; many great-nieces and
3nephews; and many friends; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
6Roger J. King, and extend our sincere condolences to his
7family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
8further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the family of Roger King as an expression of our
11deepest sympathy.