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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 Virgil L. "Sarge" Cochran of Silvis, who |
| 4 | | passed away on February 10, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Cochran was born to Grady and Artie (Pitts) |
| 6 | | Cochran in Moline on August 14, 1929; Virgil married the love |
| 7 | | of his life, Betty McDaniel, in Hernando, Mississippi on |
| 8 | | February 18, 1952; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Cochran joined the United States Marine |
| 10 | | Corps (USMC) in July, 1946; he held the honor of being a WWII, |
| 11 | | Korean War, and Vietnam War veteran; during his military |
| 12 | | career, he was a crew chief and aircraft mechanic; Virgil |
| 13 | | retired as Gunnery Sargeant E-6 from the USMC in 1966 after |
| 14 | | serving his country with honor for 20 years; he was extremely |
| 15 | | proud of his military service; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Upon military retirement, Virgil Cochran and his |
| 17 | | family moved to Silvis; there, Virgil worked for John Deere |
| 18 | | Harvester as an instrument test mechanic for the Product |
| 19 | | Engineering Division, retiring in 1989 after 23 years of |
| 20 | | service; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Cochran was a member of the IAM, American |
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| 1 | | Legion Post 227, and, most importantly, the Thursday morning |
| 2 | | East Moline Maid-Rite Marine Corps coffee group; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Cochran exemplified the Marine Corps |
| 4 | | saying "Semper Fi, always faithful" in his life; he will be |
| 5 | | fondly remembered as being sweet, kind, lovable, and |
| 6 | | understanding; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Cochran was preceded in death by his |
| 8 | | parents, Grady and Artie (Pitts) Cochran; and his wife, Betty |
| 9 | | (McDaniel) Cochran; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Cochran is survived by his children, |
| 11 | | William (Tamara) Cochran, Michael (Deb) Cochran, Brenda (Carl) |
| 12 | | Johnson, and Lisa Cochran; his grandchildren, Erin Cochran |
| 13 | | (Jayson Johnson), Laura (Dominic) Carlson, Jesse (Lindsay) |
| 14 | | Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Perry (Kristen) Johnson; his sister, |
| 15 | | Betty Davidson; his nephew, Gary (Laurie) Davidson; and his |
| 16 | | nieces, Diane (Rick) Maier and Karyn (Greg) Griffiths; |
| 17 | | therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 20 | | Virgil L. "Sarge" Cochran and extend our sincere
condolences to |
| 21 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it |
| 22 | | further
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