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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Ollie Ray "Ozzie" Phelps of Rock |
| 4 | | Island, who passed away on September 2, 2022; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ollie Phelps was born to Ollie and Mary Elizabeth |
| 6 | | Purvis Phelps in Davenport, Iowa on November 16, 1930; he |
| 7 | | served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy; he married Shirley |
| 8 | | Love, and they had one daughter, Debra, before she preceded |
| 9 | | him in death; he later married Ellen Clayton at St. Ambrose |
| 10 | | Catholic Church in Milan on June 30, 1967; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ollie Phelps worked as a supervisor at Eagle |
| 12 | | Foods in Milan for 30 years; in retirement, he dedicated the |
| 13 | | next 20 years towards taking care of St. Ambrose Catholic |
| 14 | | Church in Milan; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ollie Phelps was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic |
| 16 | | Church in Milan, where he served in many different capacities; |
| 17 | | he was also a proud advocate and supporter of the Alleman High |
| 18 | | School Booster Club; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Ollie Phelps enjoyed attending Allean High School |
| 20 | | football games with friends; he loved spending time with his |
| 21 | | family, especially his grandchildren; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ollie Phelps was preceded in death by his |
| 2 | | parents; his first wife, Shirley; his daughter, Linda Johnson; |
| 3 | | his grandson, "Little" Maynard Johnson; his two brothers, |
| 4 | | Robert and Melford Phelps; his infant sister; and his |
| 5 | | sons-in-law, Kelly Hollon and Scott Holt; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ollie Phelps is survived by his wife of 55 years, |
| 7 | | Ellen Phelps; his daughters, Debra (Rusty) Mortz, Kathie Holt, |
| 8 | | Tina (Paul) Maas, Sandra Hollon, and Kellie (Charlie) Erritt; |
| 9 | | his grandchildren, Stephanie Carey, Kiel and Dan Mortz, Brad |
| 10 | | and Kari Johnson, Desiree Samples, Billy Enlow, Erek Pittman, |
| 11 | | Jeannie and Levi Kokos, Mike and Shayleen Hollon, Aaron and |
| 12 | | Zachary Carlin, and Bella Erritt; his 30 great-grandchildren; |
| 13 | | his 12 great-great-grandchildren; and his brothers, Lloyd |
| 14 | | (Laura) Phelps and Larry (LaNelle) Phelps; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 17 | | Ollie Ray "Ozzie" Phelps and extend our sincere
condolences to |
| 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 21 | | presented to the family of Ollie Phelps as an expression of
our |
| 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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