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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Paul Quirk of Shipman, who passed away on 
4March 7, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Paul Quirk was born in Kemper to John Henry and 
6Mary Josephine (Kirsch) Quirk on July 29, 1932; he married 
7Geneva F. Baker in Shipman on July 21, 1951; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Paul Quirk was a laborer who worked out of the 
9Labor Local #338 in Wood River and the Shipman Laborers Local 
10695, where he served as business agent for many years; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Paul Quirk was a member of the Macoupin County 
12Board for over 20 years and served on many committees; he was a 
13member and Past Governor of the Jerseyville Moose, where he 
14received his Pilgrim Degree; he was a 4th Degree Knight with 
15the Jerseyville Knights of Columbus; he enjoyed family and 
16friends and was always eager to share a joke; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Paul Quirk was preceded in death by his parents; 
18his sisters, Mary Maupin and Veronica Waltrip; and his brother, 
19Leo Quirk; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Paul Quirk is survived by his wife, Geneva; his 
 
 
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1daughters, Brenda (Mark) Enright and Nancy (Ben) Stinnett; his 
2sons, Paul (Sharon) Quirk and Rick (Linda) Quirk; his 
3grandchildren, Christy and Chucker Darr, Tiffany and Eric 
4Wagener, Derek and Lindsey Parker, Melissa Parker, Brienna 
5Parker, Jennifer and Jason Baumann, Chris Quirk and Crystal 
6Beasley, Jon Stinnett and Heather Campbell, and Jo-Anna and 
7Like Ivers; his great-grandchildren, Charlie Darr, Alyssa and 
8Ethan Wagener, Tye and Cam Parker, Tyler and Caitlin Baumann, 
9Addyson and Reagan Quirk, Annabelle and Lucy Stinnett, and 
10Geneva Ivers; his brother, Louis (Barb) Quirk; and his 
11sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Georgia and Larry Bray, 
12Darlene and Lester Large, Roy Lee Baker, and Dan Baker; 
13therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
16Paul Quirk and extend our sincere condolences to his family, 
17friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the family of Paul Quirk as an expression of our 
20deepest sympathy.