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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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| mourn the death of Howard L. Sims of Pana who passed away on |
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| May 8, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born May 6, 1926, in Tower Hill, the son of |
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| Howard W. and Geneva Haverstock Sims; he married Myrtle L. |
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| Denton in 1947 in Pana; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Sims graduated from Pana Township High School |
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| and the Police Training Institute at Champaign; he served as |
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| chief of police in Pana from 1971-75; he worked as a deputy |
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| sheriff of the Christian County Sheriff's Office from 1975 |
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| until his retirement in 1993; he served as chief deputy from |
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| 1998-2000; in addition, he was a certified state electrical |
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| hosting engineer and a retired cement finisher of International |
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| OP&CMIA; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Pana VFW Post 4431 and Oconee |
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| Roy Ireland American Legion Post 317; he was a charter member |
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| of the Illinois Sheriff's Association and a charter and life |
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| member of AMVETS Post 44; he was a charter member of the Full |
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| Gospel Church in Pana, where he held several positions, |
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| including board member, trustee, youth leader, and Sunday |
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| school teacher; Mr. Sims was a United States Marine Corps and |
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| Reserves veteran of World War II, serving in the central |
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| Pacific area; he also served as a drill instructor during the |
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| Korean War; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Howard L. Sims will be deeply felt |
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| by his wife, Myrtle; his five sons, Larry (wife, Cheryl) Sims, |
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| Randy (wife, Annette) Sims, Greg (wife, Lisa) Sims, Brad (wife, |
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| Sharon) Sims, and Tim (wife, Lisa) Sims; his 17 grandchildren; |
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| his 8 great-grandchildren; his 2 brothers, Lyle Sims and Rev. |
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| Dale Sims; and his 3 sisters, Ida Mae Bland, Geneva Denton, and |