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90_SR0201
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Virgil Belangee of Taylorville,
4 Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Belangee was born in Potomac on January 20,
6 1921; his parents were Everett and Mayme Staten Belangee; on
7 November 20, 1965 he married Marilyn P. Bell-Peters in
8 Taylorville; and
9 WHEREAS, Virgil Belangee served in the South Pacific in
10 Saipan during World War II; he retired as an inspector of the
11 Purchasing Department within the State of Illinois; Mr.
12 Belangee was currently serving as an alderman for Ward 3 in
13 Taylorville; and
14 WHEREAS, Virgil Belangee was a member of: the First
15 United Methodist Church in Taylorville; Mound Lodge #122 A.F.
16 & A.M., Taylorville; Ansar Shrine & Consistory, Springfield;
17 V.F.W. Post 4495, Taylorville; and the Christian County
18 Shrine Club; he was a former member of the Christian County
19 Housing Authority for five years, and the Taylorville Park
20 District for nine years where he was instrumental in the
21 building of the Manner's Park Pool; Mr. Belangee served as
22 past president of the Taylorville School Board; Mr. Belangee
23 was also active in boy's baseball; in 1996 Mr. Belangee was
24 named the Taylorville Chamber of Commerce's "Citizen of the
25 Year"; and
26 WHEREAS, Virgil Belangee is survived by his wife, Marilyn
27 Belangee; his son, David Belangee and his wife, Paulette; his
28 daughter, Ruth Ann Miller and husband, Leslie; his two
29 stepsons, Mark Peters and his wife, Sharon, and Bradley
30 Peters and his wife, Bridgett; his eight grandchildren; his
31 two brothers, Elvis Belangee and Charles Belangee; and his
32 sister, Elsie Solander; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his
3 family and friends, the death of Virgil W. Belangee of
4 Taylorville, Illinois; truly the people who reside in
5 Taylorville have lost a valued part of their community; and
6 be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the family of Virgil Belangee.