SR1358 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Allen Frederick Bennett, who passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett was born to the late Leo and Donna Bennett on August 29, 1943 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett earned a bachelor's degree in business commerce from the University of Illinois in 1965; he graduated law school from the University of Tennessee and received his Juris Doctor in 1967; and

WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett began his distinguished public service career in 1968, when he was elected State's Attorney of Moultrie County, Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett, shortly thereafter, served as the Public Defender of Macon County before his election as State Representative from Decatur in 1976; and

WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett also served as an Assistant Attorney General and later as a lobbyist for the Fraternal Order of Police, Trooper's Lodge #41 and Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, State Lodge; and

WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett served the people of Illinois by being one of the few to serve in all three branches of Illinois Government: The General Assembly, Executive, and Judiciary; and

WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennet practiced law privately in Sullivan, Decatur, Springfield, and Shelbyville before being elected Resident Circuit Judge of Shelby County, 4th Judicial Circuit in 2012; and

WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Donna Bennett; and his sister, Suzie Rudin; and

WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett is survived by his wife, Tina Bennett; his children, Tammera McClendon, Allen Bennett II, and Trina Bedlington; his sisters, Katie (Byron) Cartwright and Sally (James) Hooten; his eight grandchildren; his four great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Allen Frederick Bennett and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Allen Frederick Bennett as an expression of our deepest sympathy and regards.