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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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| learned with sadness of the death of Arnold E. Clayton, the |
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| former mayor of Princeton, on Sunday, July 11, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Arnold E. Clayton was born on December 18, 1926 in |
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| Cameron to Clifford O. and Eunice (Andrews) Clayton; he married |
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| Ruth Everson Eckard on July 23, 1982 in Princeton; and
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| WHEREAS, Mayor Clayton valiantly served his country during |
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| World War II in the U.S. Navy; and
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| WHEREAS, Mayor Clayton served on the Bureau County Board |
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| from 1990 to 1995, as chairman from 1992 to 1994, and he served |
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| as mayor of Princeton from 1995 to 1999; and
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| WHEREAS, Mayor Clayton was a member of the Princeton |
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| Woodworkers Club, St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Princeton, |
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| American Legion Post 125, and Princeton Moose Lodge 1339; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Arnold E. Clayton has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Ruth Everson Eckard; his |
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| son, Barry (Jackie); his daughter, Karen (Chuck) Hanson; his |
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| stepson, G. Whitney Eckard; his stepdaughter, Quinta (Gary) |
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| Morton; his sister, Kay (Bill) Behrens; his brothers, James |
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| (Beverly) Clayton, Dean (Gisela) Clayton, and Richard Clayton; |
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| his four grandchildren; his five stepgrandchildren; and his |
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| nieces and nephews; he was preceded in death by his parents; |
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| two sisters, Bonnie Harris and Maureen Shannon; two brothers, |
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| Charles Clayton and Pete Clayton; and one granddaughter; |
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| 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 passing of |
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| Arnold E. Clayton, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his |