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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Frank E. "Bud" Drake Jr. of Moline, who 
4passed away on January 25, 2017 at the age of 80; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Frank Drake Jr. was born in Moline  to Frank Ellis 
6and Alice Josephine Miller Drake on March 24, 1936; he served 
7in the United States Navy and married Judy McKee in Kahoka, 
8Missouri on October 11, 1958; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Frank Drake Jr. was employed by AT&T for 32 years; 
10he retired as a long distance technician in 1998; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Frank Drake Jr. was a member of Christ the King 
12Catholic Church in Moline; he was a master gardener, a ham 
13radio operator, and a Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of 
14America; he was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; he loved the 
15Colorado Rocky Mountains and enjoyed fishing, reading, and 
16scuba diving; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Frank Drake Jr. is survived by his wife, Judy; his 
18four sons, Scott A. Drake and his partner, Michael Ward, 
19Jeffrey S. (Martha) Drake,  Mark (Sarah) Drake, and David M. 
20(Tammy) Drake; eight grandchildren, Jamie and Devin Drake, 
21Onna, Caleb, and Aubrey Drake, Justene Drake and her husband, 
 
 
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1David Hamilton, and Joshua and Austin Drake; two 
2stepgrandchildren, Shelby and Emily Leemans; four 
3great-grandchildren, Jonathan, Justin, and Boston Drake, and 
4McKinnon Ray; and his sisters, Karen Zalewski and Patty 
5Baltisberger; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
8Frank E. "Bud" Drake Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to 
9his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
10further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Frank Drake Jr.  as an expression of 
13our deepest sympathy.