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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Leon J. Corkery of Moline, who passed 
4away on August 2, 2021; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Leon Corkery was born to Charles (J.C.) and 
6Margaret (Staebell) Corkery in Fairbank, Iowa on August 5, 
71923; he served in the U.S. Army  from 1944 to 1946 with the 
81636th Engineering Construction Battalion in France, Germany, 
9the Philippines, and Japan; he married Ruth Dingman in Fort 
10Madison, Iowa on September 25, 1949; he attended Iowa State 
11University on the G.I. Bill and graduated as an agricultural 
12engineer in 1950; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, After graduation,  Leon Corkery  joined  John Deere 
14Harvester Works in East Moline where he was employed as an 
15engineer until his retirement in 1984; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Leon Corkery was preceded in death by wife; his 
17son, David Corkery; and his nine brothers; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Leon Corkery is survived by his four sons; 
19Patrick (Margaret) Corkery, John (Dara) Corkery, Joseph 
20(Margaret Lukens) Corkery, and Daniel (Victoria "Tori") 
21Corkery; his daughter-in-law, Cynthia Corkery; his six 
 
 
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1grandchildren; his three step-grandchildren; his two 
2great-granddaughters; and his three sisters; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
5Leon J. Corkery and extend our sincere condolences to his 
6family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
7further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to the family of Leon Corkery as an expression of our 
10deepest sympathy.