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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 V. Bruce Morrison of |
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| O'Fallon on Tuesday, December 7, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born May 25, 1929, in East St. Louis to |
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| Velmer Bruce and Mary Madaline, nee Latham; and
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| WHEREAS, Bruce served in law enforcement for 50 years, |
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| beginning his career as a special agent for Nickle Plate |
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| Railroad; in 1961, he became employed by the East St. Louis |
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| Police Department, where he retired after 21 years of service |
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| as chief of police (colonel) in 1982; he was appointed |
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| undersheriff of St. Clair County by Sheriff Mearl Justus more |
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| recently; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Morrison was a member of Swansea Church |
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| (formerly Lakeview Baptist Church), the Illinois Police |
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| Chief's Association, the Illinois Sheriff's Association, the |
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| Illinois Police Association, the Fraternal Order of Police |
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| (former member), the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis area |
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| (30-year member), East Lodge 504 AF & AM (50-year member), |
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| Ainad Temple (50-year member), Scottish Rite Bodies Valley of |
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| Southern Illinois, Rob Morris 98 Order of Eastern Star, and he |
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| was a board member of the East St. Louis Pension Fund; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Chief Morrison has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially his wife of 57 years, Shirley, nee Cook, |
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| Morrison; his daughter, Sandy (Pleas) Muckensturm-Griffin; his |
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| grandson, Bruce A. Morrison; his sister, Mary Frances Cornwall; |
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| his brother-in-law, Charles (Geraldine) Cook; his |
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| sisters-in-law, Karen (Robert) Penn and Sharon (Charles) |
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| Riess; his nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his dog, Angel; he |
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| was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, William |
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| Morrison; therefore, be it
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