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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 James "Gene" Chamberlain of rural Albany, |
| 4 | | who passed away on November 10, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gene Chamberlain was born to George and Rosella |
| 6 | | (O'Neil) Chamberlain in Newton Township on May 17, 1928; he |
| 7 | | graduated from Erie High School in 1946; he married Dorothy Mae |
| 8 | | McKenna at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Erie on May 26, 1951; |
| 9 | | he served as Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army for two |
| 10 | | years and was a Korean War Veteran; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gene Chamberlain had a successful farming career |
| 12 | | in Whiteside County that spanned his lifetime; he served many |
| 13 | | years on the ASCS and FSA committees for the U.S. Department of |
| 14 | | Agriculture; he was the Meredosia Levee and Drainage District |
| 15 | | Commissioner for 43 years and served the last 22 years as |
| 16 | | chairman; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Gene Chamberlain was a lifelong member of St. |
| 18 | | Ambrose Catholic Church and was active in many roles, including |
| 19 | | serving as a Trustee for 20 years, as the first President of |
| 20 | | the Parish Council, and as a Eucharistic Minister; he was a |
| 21 | | third and fourth degree Knight of Columbus and a lifelong |
| 22 | | member of the American Legion and the Albany Lions Club; he had |
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| 1 | | the privilege of being part of the first Quad City Honor Flight |
| 2 | | for Korean War veterans in 2012; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Gene Chamberlain enjoyed spending time in his |
| 4 | | fields, talking shop with other farmers, proudly supporting the |
| 5 | | activities of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, |
| 6 | | visiting with family and friends, traveling, playing cards, and |
| 7 | | spending time on his computer; he could fix almost anything and |
| 8 | | acted as the family historian; he will especially be remembered |
| 9 | | for his quick wit and funny jokes; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gene Chamberlain was preceded in death by his |
| 11 | | beloved wife; his parents; his son, Greg; his son-in-law, Art |
| 12 | | Mack; his brothers, Leo, Howard, and Clyde; and his sisters, |
| 13 | | Lorraine Verkruysee, Dorothy Schroeder, and Isabel Hood; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Gene Chamberlain is survived by his children, |
| 15 | | Teresa (Jim) Anderson, Chris (Cheryl) Chamberlain, Laura |
| 16 | | (Brian) Currie, Cynthia "William" Elsbury, Dennis (Cheryl) |
| 17 | | Chamberlain, Rebecca Mack, Veronica (Michael) Saad, and Maria |
| 18 | | (Russ) McAtee; his 23 grandchildren; his 23 |
| 19 | | great-grandchildren; his nieces and nephews; and his cousins; |
| 20 | | therefore, be it
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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