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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 Carl L. Puckett of Assumption, who passed |
| 4 | | away on January 13, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Carl Puckett was born in Pana to Ralph F. and |
| 6 | | Blanche E. (Gildersleeve) Puckett on November 9, 1940; he |
| 7 | | proudly served in the United States Army from 1960 until 1962; |
| 8 | | he married Carolyn J. Bantner in Assumption on August 23, 1963; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Carl Puckett worked for the Norfolk and Southern |
| 11 | | Railroad and retired in 1993; he also owned Puckett's Plumbing |
| 12 | | for over 20 years; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Carl Puckett was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; |
| 14 | | he also enjoyed following the Central A&M Raiders, the St. |
| 15 | | Teresa Bulldogs, and the Rochester Rockets; he enjoyed spending |
| 16 | | his free time shooting trap and watching westerns; he rarely |
| 17 | | missed a morning of coffee at the "Liars Table;" he was |
| 18 | | passionate about his country and his town and served on the |
| 19 | | Assumption City Council for eight years; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Carl Puckett was preceded in death by his wife, |
| 21 | | Carolyn; his parents; his sisters, Dorothy LeDuc, Barbara Webb, |
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| 1 | | and Helen Eddy; his brothers, Ronald Puckett, and Charles Ray |
| 2 | | Puckett (in infancy); his granddaughter, Casey Williams; and |
| 3 | | his great-grandson, Gus Hiler; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Carl Puckett is survived by his children, Cheryl |
| 5 | | (Eric) Swigert, Chelli (Jim) Branyan, John Puckett, and Cara |
| 6 | | (Kevin) Reiser; his grandchildren, Courtney (Brian) Hiler, |
| 7 | | Chelbi (Sheldon) Williams-Alt, Blair (Wesley) Chapple, Bailey |
| 8 | | (Justin) Haynes, Bradi Branyan (Dustin Cornwell), Beau |
| 9 | | Branyan, Kolton Reiser, Carli Reiser, and Keith Swigert; his |
| 10 | | great-grandchildren, Cale Chapple, George Hiler, Charlee |
| 11 | | Chapple, Carsen Chapple, and Holden and Hazel Haynes; his |
| 12 | | brothers, Paul Puckett and Kenny (Jeanne) Puckett; and his |
| 13 | | sister, Betty Temmen; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 16 | | Carl L. Puckett and extend our condolences to his family, |
| 17 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Carl Puckett as an expression of our |
| 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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