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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of William "Bill" H. Wisdom of Erie, who 
4passed away on February 8, 2021; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Bill Wisdom was born to Claude and Arvilla 
6(Stellrecht) Wisdom in Moline on November 3, 1930; he 
7graduated from Geneseo High School; he married Joyce Minnaert 
8at St. Malachy's Church in Geneseo on September 12, 1953; he 
9served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, After his discharge from the military, Bill 
11Wisdom began farming in Geneseo and then Erie until 1975;  he 
12then devoted his time to driving trucks and operating Wisdom 
13Trucking, Inc; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Bill Wisdom owned and built stock cars; he loved 
15racing and followed NASCAR all of his life; he was 
16mechanically gifted and could fabricate almost anything; he 
17had an amazing sense of direction and was a giving man, 
18frequently helping those in need; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Bill Wisdom was preceded in death by his parents; 
20his brother, Ron Wisdom; and his great-grandson, Mason 
21Mitchell; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Bill Wisdom is survived by his wife, Joyce; his 
2children, Chris (Al) Livingston, Steve Wisdom, Dan (Peggy) 
3Wisdom, Mary (Clint) Thulen, and  Bill (Kara) Wisdom; his nine 
4grandchildren;  his 11 great-grandchildren; and his sisters, 
5Shirley Moffitt, Ruth Burkert, and Joyce Evans; therefore, be 
6it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9William "Bill" H. Wisdom and extend our sincere condolences to 
10his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of Bill Wisdom as an expression of our 
14deepest sympathy.