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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 E. "Bud" Stull, who passed away on |
| 4 | | April 16, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Stull was born in Wood River to Ivan E. and |
| 6 | | Thelma N. (Green) Stull on December 19, 1935; he married |
| 7 | | Darlene Smith in Alton on May 27, 1955; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Stull was the owner and operator of Stull's |
| 9 | | Body Shop with Darlene from 1960 to 2001; he was the youngest |
| 10 | | business owner in the Independent Garage Owners Association; |
| 11 | | and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Stull was the first in the area to build |
| 13 | | dune buggies; he enjoyed restoring cars, and one of his |
| 14 | | favorite projects was converting a Ford van into a motor home |
| 15 | | and taking it up the East Coast with his family when his |
| 16 | | children were young; he won many first place trophies and two |
| 17 | | of his trucks were featured in Truckin' Magazine; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Stull was a talented oil painter and won a |
| 19 | | first place blue ribbon at an art show in Carlinville; he was a |
| 20 | | skilled archer and enjoyed bow hunting; he had a love of |
| 21 | | animals and was willing to take in any dog at any time; he |
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| 1 | | enjoyed arguing politics and tinkering in his garage; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Stull was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 3 | | his brother, Sonny Stull; his infant daughter, Melissa Lynn; |
| 4 | | his granddaughter, Bethany Leigh Stull; and his infant |
| 5 | | great-grandchild, Morgan; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Stull is survived by his wife, Darlene; his |
| 7 | | daughters, Vickie (Bill) Rodgers, Tracy (David) Steward, and |
| 8 | | Crystal (Mike) East; his sons, Kent (Mona) and Sawyer Stull; |
| 9 | | his sister, Janith Griffin; his grandchildren, Kraig |
| 10 | | (Michelle) Rodgers, Kaci (Mark) Beatty, Travis (Kristin) |
| 11 | | Steward, Katie (Eric) Wigton, Brandon (Amanda) Stull, Matthew |
| 12 | | (Miranda) Stull, Rose Bryant, and Jasper Stull; and his |
| 13 | | great-grandchildren, Avery, Caroline, Alohalee, Cole, William, |
| 14 | | Sam, Brooklyn, and Emberlyn; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | Ronald E. "Bud" Stull, and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Ronald Stull as an expression of our |
| 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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