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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 Maurice "Moe" Arnold, who passed away on |
| 4 | | March 19, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Maurice Arnold was born to Joseph and Ruth Pearce |
| 6 | | Arnold in Macomb on May 18, 1920; he graduated from Macomb High |
| 7 | | School and earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the |
| 8 | | University of Illinois in 1948; he married Jeanette Mennel in |
| 9 | | Quincy on January 25, 1944; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Maurice Arnold was a 1st Lieutenant in the United |
| 11 | | States Army Signal Corps during World War II; he served in the |
| 12 | | European Theater of Operations for three years and in the |
| 13 | | United States for one year; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Maurice Arnold was co-owner of the former Auto |
| 15 | | Acres Used Auto Parts in Milan; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Maurice Arnold was a past president of the Milan |
| 17 | | Chamber of Commerce and Auto & Truck Recyclers of Illinois |
| 18 | | (ATRI) and a national past president of the Automotive |
| 19 | | Dismantlers and Recycling Association of America (ADRA); he was |
| 20 | | ordained as a deacon in the Catholic Church in June of 1982 and |
| 21 | | celebrated 35 years of service; when he lived in Arizona, he |
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| 1 | | served as deacon at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Sun |
| 2 | | City West; he enjoyed organic gardening, fishing, and hunting; |
| 3 | | he taught his five sons to hunt duck and rabbits; in his later |
| 4 | | years, he attended daily Mass; at the age of 93, he wrote and |
| 5 | | published his autobiography; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Maurice Arnold was preceded in death by his |
| 7 | | parents; his wife, Jeanette; his sisters, Pauline Grainger, Kay |
| 8 | | Bartosch, and Jean Lee; and his brothers, Earl and Charley |
| 9 | | Arnold; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Maurice Arnold is survived by his sons, Stan |
| 11 | | (Nancy) Arnold, Joseph (Crystal) Arnold, Philip (Karen) |
| 12 | | Arnold, Peter Arnold, and Andrew (Mary) Arnold; his |
| 13 | | grandchildren, Christopher (Caytie) Arnold, Stacy (Jon) Blair, |
| 14 | | Daniel (Ronda) Arnold, Susan (Tony) VanDeWalle, Jennifer |
| 15 | | (Nicholas) Swanson, Diane Arnold, Ashley Arnold, and Joseph |
| 16 | | "Joey" Arnold; his 13 great-grandchildren; his brother, |
| 17 | | Francis Arnold; his sisters, Rita Richbark and Patricia Arnold; |
| 18 | | and his many nieces, nephews, and other family members; |
| 19 | | therefore, be it
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 22 | | Maurice "Moe" Arnold and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 23 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |