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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 Steven L. "Steve" Cantrell of | ||||||
| 4 | Murrayville, who passed away on September 20, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell was born to Lloyd and June Knight | ||||||
| 6 | Cantrell in Jacksonville on November 29, 1951; he graduated | ||||||
| 7 | from Jacksonville High School in 1970; he served in the U.S. | ||||||
| 8 | Air Force for four years; he married Alice Dober Jones on March | ||||||
| 9 | 14, 2003; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell worked as a highway maintainer for | ||||||
| 11 | the Illinois Department of Transportation for many years; he | ||||||
| 12 | previously owned and operated Cantrell Trucking and worked | ||||||
| 13 | with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services; | ||||||
| 14 | and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Upon the closure of the Jacksonville Theatre | ||||||
| 16 | Guild, Steve Cantrell founded the Dream Center Foundation with | ||||||
| 17 | the purpose of helping children learn the basics of life; he | ||||||
| 18 | operated a food truck around Morgan County to benefit the | ||||||
| 19 | Dream Center, and that truck became a popular attraction at | ||||||
| 20 | the Morgan County Fair, the boat races on Lake Jacksonville, | ||||||
| 21 | the Prairieland Heritage Museum, the Queen of Hearts drawing | ||||||
| 22 | in Woodson, and many other local events; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell coached baseball in Murrayville, | ||||||
| 2 | traveled to the Gus Macker basketball tournaments, and | ||||||
| 3 | refereed and coached his children's sports; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell was a longtime member of the | ||||||
| 5 | Murrayville United Methodist Church; he was active in the FFA | ||||||
| 6 | Alumni and grilled at every home basketball game; he was | ||||||
| 7 | selected to the board of directors of the Jacksonville School | ||||||
| 8 | District in 2007, becoming the board's longest-serving member; | ||||||
| 9 | and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell enjoyed attending auctions and | ||||||
| 11 | thrift sales; he will be remembered for his generosity to | ||||||
| 12 | others and his dedication to the Murrayville and Jacksonville | ||||||
| 13 | communities; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 15 | father; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
| 17 | children, Krystal Thomas, Chad Cantrell, Luke (Leah) Cantrell, | ||||||
| 18 | and Nicole Cantrell; his mother; his stepchildren, Jessica | ||||||
| 19 | Endres and Zachary Finch; his grandchildren, Danny Clemons, | ||||||
| 20 | Allie Bowman, Carrie Bowman, Easton Thomas, Addison Cantrell, | ||||||
| 21 | Teagan Cantrell, Nash Cantrell, and Brentlee Jones; his | ||||||
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| 1 | step-grandchildren, Bradey Finch, Britney Ratliff, Brenden | ||||||
| 2 | Finch, Madeline Endres, Carter Turner, and Emma Finch; his | ||||||
| 3 | step-great-grandchildren, Karliah Finch and Ella Mae Ratliff; | ||||||
| 4 | and his sister, Suzanne (Greg) Bell; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 7 | Steven L. "Steve" Cantrell and extend our sincere
condolences | ||||||
| 8 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | ||||||
| 9 | it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 11 | presented to the family of Steve Cantrell as an expression of
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| 12 | our deepest sympathy.
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