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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 Tommy Glisson of Carbondale, who passed |
| 4 | | away on January 8, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tommy Glisson was born in Carbondale to Tommy and |
| 6 | | Velma Nannie (Hartley) Halstead on June 19, 1934; he proudly |
| 7 | | served in the United States Army from October 5, 1953 until |
| 8 | | October 4, 1955; he marred Bonnie Kay Gwaltney on April 25, |
| 9 | | 1964; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Tommy Glisson had a strong work ethic, and over |
| 11 | | his lifetime had 26 jobs, including one with the United States |
| 12 | | Postal Service; he also built and owned rental properties for |
| 13 | | over 54 years; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Tommy Glisson was an avid sports fan and |
| 15 | | especially enjoyed watching Saluki and Grinnell College |
| 16 | | basketball and attending any activities in which his |
| 17 | | grandchildren were involved; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Tommy Glisson was preceded in death by his |
| 19 | | parents; his uncles, Gene Mitcheff, Steve Menckowski, Walter |
| 20 | | (Ann) Glisson, John (Tillie) Glisson, Earl (Louise) Glisson, |
| 21 | | and Russell (Louise) Hartley; and his aunts, Hazel Glisson |
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| 1 | | (Oscar) Landsford and Etta Glisson (Earl) Worley; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Tommy Glisson is survived by his wife, Bonnie; his |
| 3 | | daughters, Ellen "Roxanne" (Richard) Conley, Mary Jane |
| 4 | | (Glisson) Ekstrand (fiance Kenneth Keller), and Rebecca |
| 5 | | "Becky" Sue Glisson (Gregory George Borowitz Jr.); his |
| 6 | | grandchildren, Robin Ann (Skip) Cutting, Brett Daniel (Rachel) |
| 7 | | Conley, Curtis Matthew Conley, Derek Michael Conley, Aaron |
| 8 | | Jordan Ekstrand, Sarah Caroline Ekstrand, Caleb Thomas |
| 9 | | Ekstrand, Jacob Kennedy Ekstrand, Isaac Martin Ekstrand, Caleb |
| 10 | | Thomas Ekstrand, Hannah Olivia Borowitz, and Liesel Berget |
| 11 | | Borowitz; his great-grandchildren, Adrienne Claire Conley, |
| 12 | | Brandon Clark Conley, and Alexandria Allise Cutting; his aunts, |
| 13 | | Katherine (Glisson) Mitcheff and Fanny (Glisson) Menckowski; |
| 14 | | and his many cousins, nieces, nephews, and dear friends; |
| 15 | | therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Tommy Glisson and extend our sincere condolences to his family, |
| 19 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Tommy Glisson as an expression of |
| 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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