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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of William "Bill" Glenn Owens of 
4Bloomington, who passed away on September 1, 2021; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Bill Owens was born to Kirtz Glenn and Dorothy 
6(Kelley) Owens in Towanda on June 12, 1942; he was raised and 
7educated in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School 
8in 1960; he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965; he 
9married Judy Lane Boruff at the United Methodist Church in 
10Lexington on June 29, 1963; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Bill Owens spent 20 years working at Sears in 
12Bloomington and later owned B.J.'s Restoration in Bloomington, 
13retiring in 2019; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Bill Owens was a member of Eastview Christian 
15Church and served in many ministries of the church; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Bill Owens was preceded in death by his parents 
17and his sister, Sally Jo; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Bill Owens is survived by  his wife, Judy; his 
19son, Benjamin James Owens; his brothers, Delmar (Jean) Owens, 
20DuWayne Owens, Leon (Sarah) Owens, and Lynn Owens; and his 
 
 
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1sisters, Dorothy Mae Owens, Phyllis Leslie, and Annetta 
2Webber; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, we mourn the passing of 
5William "Bill" Glenn Owens and extend our sincere condolences 
6to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
7it further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to the family of Bill Owens as an expression of our 
10deepest sympathy.