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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| were saddened to learn of the death of Arthur "Bunny" Thornton |
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| on April 6, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on August 14, 1915, on Columbian Ranch |
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| near Eldred, the son of Henry Holly and Lula Alma Deeds |
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| Thornton; he married Wilma Cummings on March 22, 1939, and she |
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| preceded him in death in 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Thornton served in the United States Army in |
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| Germany during World War II; he was a State worker and retired |
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| in 1990 at 74; he was a lifelong Democrat and served as |
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| precinct committeeman in Rockbridge 2 for many years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Thornton belonged to Charity Southern Baptist |
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| Church; he lived his life to the fullest and was dedicated to |
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| his family; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Arthur "Bunny" Thornton will be |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his daughters, Sharon Joyce |
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| (husband, David) Custer, Rita Kay Walden, and Monze Lou |
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| (husband, Don) Chapman; his son, Arthur Gregory (wife, Denise); |
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| his nine grandchildren; his 16 great-grandchildren; and his |
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| great-great-granddaughter; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, Wilma, he was preceded in |
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| death by three brothers, Jack, Louis, and Harold; his sister, |
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| Ollie Fell; his daughter, Shirley Jean Snyder Giberson; and two |
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| great-great-granddaughters; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of |
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| Arthur "Bunny" Thornton along with all who knew and loved him |
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| and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; |