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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of William |
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| E. "Bill" Griffith of Bushnell on Wednesday, February 23, 2005; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on August 17, 1947, in Avon to Robert |
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| L. and Evelyn Spangler Griffith; he married Linda Graham on |
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| August 10, 1968, in Bushnell; he served his country as an |
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| electronics technician in the U.S. Navy; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Griffith was service manager for Woodrums |
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| Chevrolet Pontiac Cadillac in Macomb for 17 years; he later was |
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| a commercial airline pilot for Midway Airlines from 1988 to |
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| 1993; he managed Carthage Airport for two years and had flown |
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| King Air airplanes for the State of Illinois for the last 10 |
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| years; and
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| WHEREAS, His co-workers remember him as a man of many |
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| talents, often able to fix their computers, and as one who |
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| enjoyed life and always had a smile on his face; and
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| WHEREAS, His passengers admired this calm, competent, and |
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| confident pilot and deeply appreciated his never-failing |
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| helpfulness and sunny personality; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of T.L. Pickett Lodge, AF&AM, and |
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| Bushnell First Baptist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of William E. "Bill" Griffith has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Linda; his mother, |
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| Evelyn; his daughter, Christy Griffith; and his brother, Tom; |
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| he was preceded in death by his father and a brother; |
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| therefore, be it
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