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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Ronald "Ron" L. Selph of Granite City, |
| 4 | | who passed away on April 10, 2017; and |
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Selph was born in Granite City to Roby and |
| 7 | | Lucille (Gordon) Selph on July 13, 1946; he graduated from |
| 8 | | Granite City High School in 1964 and from McKendree College in |
| 9 | | 1978; he joined the United States Coast Guard after high school |
| 10 | | and after serving his country he married Karen W. Whittaker; |
| 11 | | and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Selph had a 20-year successful career as a |
| 13 | | police officer; he then served two years with the United States |
| 14 | | Marshal Service and taught criminal justice classes at |
| 15 | | Belleville Area College for 17 years; he was elected Mayor of |
| 16 | | Granite City In 1993; he considered his time as Mayor to be his |
| 17 | | greatest accomplishment and was honored to serve in that |
| 18 | | position for the next 12 years until his retirement; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Selph enjoyed serving his community in any |
| 20 | | capacity and said it was "the people" he enjoyed the most; he |
| 21 | | loved to fish, golf, and spend time with his family, it was his |
| 22 | | favorite pastime after retirement; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Selph was preceded in death by his parents |
| 2 | | and his wife, Karen W. Whittaker; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Selph is survived by his children, Terri L. |
| 4 | | (Tito) Selph-Tamez, Ronald W. (Lea Anne) Selph; his five |
| 5 | | grandchildren, Karen Robbins, Austin Weaver, Tanner Selph, |
| 6 | | Shaelyn Selph, and Presley Selph; his great-grandchild, Rylee |
| 7 | | L. Hubbard; his eight siblings, Judie Cor, Kathy (Jim) Robins, |
| 8 | | Debbie (Ron) Reeves, Jackie Ortiz, Sally Strong, Danny (Laurie) |
| 9 | | Selph, John (Tammy) Selph, and Craig (Barbara) Selph; his |
| 10 | | twenty-three nieces and nephews, and many other extended family |
| 11 | | and friends; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 14 | | Ronald "Ron" L. Selph, and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 16 | | further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 18 | | presented to the family of Ronald Selph as an expression of our |
| 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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