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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Wallace D. "Wally" Furrow of El Paso, who 
4passed away on April 27, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Wally Furrow was born in rural El Paso to Caldwell 
6B. and Alma Duncan Furrow on January 18, 1933; he married 
7Lorene Bess in El Paso on August 4, 1953 and served in the 
8United States Army during the Korean War from 1953 to 1955 in 
9the 82nd Airborne; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Wally Furrow was the owner and operator of El Paso 
11Grain, Sun Ag Inc., Furrow Winery, and Furrow Trucking, all in 
12El Paso; he farmed all his life and worked with his son and 
13grandson at Furrow Farms for the last several years; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Wally Furrow was the state director of USDA Rural 
15Development; he was a past president of the Illinois Feed and 
16Grain Association and the Illinois Wine Association; he served 
17and participated in many professional and community 
18organizations; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Wally Furrow was a loving husband, father, 
20grandfather, and great-grandfather; he loved nothing more than 
21providing for and spending time with his family; he was a 
 
 
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1member of the Community Bible Fellowship in El Paso; he had a 
2great zest for life and lived it to the absolute fullest; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Wally Furrow was preceded in death by his parents; 
4his son, Dennis Furrow; and his sister, Shirley Toole; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Wally Furrow is survived by his wife, Lorene; his  
6son, Wayne (Annette) Furrow; his  daughter, Lori (Brad) 
7Smitheram; his  sister, Judy Stimpert; 10 grandchildren; and 14 
8great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Wallace D. "Wally" Furrow and extend our sincere condolences to 
12his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
13further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to  the family of  Wally Furrow as an expression of our 
16deepest sympathy.