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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of William D.  "Bill" Pence of Bloomington, 
4who passed away on September 3, 2020; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Bill Pence was born to William and Hattie Tomschin 
6Pence in Chicago on November 1, 1935; he graduated from 
7Illinois State University in 1969; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Bill Pence worked for Growmark, Inc.; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Bill Pence  enjoyed traveling, including a special 
10trip to Rome and multiple trips to Hawaii; he loved to play 
11golf and his golf buddies, reading, politics,  his church, and 
12Chicago sports; he enjoyed checking things off of his to do 
13lists, collecting Canadian geese memorabilia, and doing the 
14daily crossword puzzle; most of all, he loved his family and 
15friends; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Bill Pence was preceded in death by his first 
17wife, Rose; his parents; his sisters, Dorothy (Don) Janousek 
18and Beverly (Leroy "Bud") Sturtevant; and his sister-in-law, 
19Mary Kelly; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Bill Pence is survived by his wife, Patricia; his 
 
 
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1daughter, Lisa (Jeff) Sandage; his sons, Mike (Julie) Pence and 
2Bill (Tammy) Pence; his grandchildren, Jenna (Niles) Sager, 
3Brooke Bailey, and Jorri Sandage; his great-grandchildren, 
4Darla and Conrad Sager; his sisters, Linda (Brian) Carrara and 
5Cynthia (Brian) McGurk; his  stepchildren, Vince, Steve 
6(Virginia),David Moore, and Julia (Marcos) Mendez; his 
7grandchildren, Sam, Ryan, Emily, Adrian, Zeke, and Ezra; his 
8sister-in-law, Nancy Brady; and his extended family in the 
9Chicago area; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

12William "Bill" D. Pence and extend our sincere
condolences to 
13his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it 
14further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

16presented to the family of Bill Pence as an expression of
our 
17deepest sympathy.