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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Cary Douglas Franks of Sherman, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on December 26, 2023; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Cary Franks was born to Charles Gibson Franks and | ||||||
| 6 | Sara Jane (Irwin) Franks in Chicago on July 10, 1944; he was | ||||||
| 7 | raised in Wheaton; he graduated from Bloomington High School, | ||||||
| 8 | where he lettered in wrestling and won his district wrestling | ||||||
| 9 | match, and Illinois State University in Normal; he received | ||||||
| 10 | his master's degree in management information systems from the | ||||||
| 11 | University of Illinois Springfield; he married Joy Raney in | ||||||
| 12 | Bloomington on February 3, 1968; he served in the U.S. Naval | ||||||
| 13 | Reserves on a destroyer while on active duty for two years | ||||||
| 14 | during the Vietnam War; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, While attending college, Cary Franks taught | ||||||
| 16 | swimming, lifesaving, and diving at the Four Seasons Club in | ||||||
| 17 | Bloomington; he taught sailing at Evergreen Lake in McLean | ||||||
| 18 | County; while serving as director of the McLean County Red | ||||||
| 19 | Cross, he represented the Red Cross as a member of the | ||||||
| 20 | Bloomington Rotary Club; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Cary Franks and his family moved to Sherman in | ||||||
| 22 | 1977, and he began working as an auditor for the State of | ||||||
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| 1 | Illinois; upon retiring from the State, he contracted as an | ||||||
| 2 | internal auditor with the Peoria County Auditor, serving in | ||||||
| 3 | that position for a few years until he retired from the county; | ||||||
| 4 | and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Cary Franks held chapter offices with the | ||||||
| 6 | Springfield Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Cary Franks and his wife assisted in establishing | ||||||
| 8 | the Sherman - Williamsville Kiwanis Club in 1991, and they | ||||||
| 9 | remained members until their respective retirements; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Cary Franks was a drummer throughout his life; | ||||||
| 11 | and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Cary Franks was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
| 13 | his grandparents, and his brothers, Clifford and Charles | ||||||
| 14 | Franks; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Cary Franks is survived by his wife, Joy Franks; | ||||||
| 16 | his children, Catherine (partner, Chad Tengler) Franks, Chad | ||||||
| 17 | Franks, and Collin (Valarie) Franks; his grandchildren, Carson | ||||||
| 18 | Franks, Chloe Franks, Cole Franks, Caleb Franks, Branden | ||||||
| 19 | Kennedy, Travis Kennedy, Eric Kennedy, and Joshua Kennedy; | ||||||
| 20 | three great-grandchildren; and five nieces; therefore, be it | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 3 | Cary Douglas Franks and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 4 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Cary Franks as an expression of our | ||||||
| 8 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||