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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 William Boyd "Bill" |
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| Ferrell, III, on March 2, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on June 22, 1924, in Chicago to |
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| William Boyd Ferrell, II, and Pearl Knox Ferrell Dumas; he was |
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| baptized in the Catholic Church and was a member of St. Basil's |
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| Catholic Church in Vallejo, California; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ferrell valiantly served his country and |
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| received an honorable discharge from the United States Army |
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| after being wounded in combat in World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a jack-of-all-trades; he worked as an |
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| insurance agent, a counselor for AA, as well as a political |
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| liaison for the late Mayor Harold Washington; he moved to |
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| California in 1979, where he operated a home maintenance |
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| business until he retired; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ferrell loved the water, boats, and sports; he |
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| was a basketball coach for Chicago's Inner City League and an |
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| umpire for the ASA in California; he was a member of the Elk's |
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| Lodge in California; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of William Boyd "Bill" Ferrell, III, |
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| has been deeply felt by many, especially his wife of 45 years, |
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| Barbara "Bobbie" Laye Ferrell; his children, William Ferrell, |
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| IV, Major (Linda) Ferrell, Jose Ferrell, JéNice (Herman) James, |
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| Keith (Stephanie) Ferrell, Ginger Ferrell, and Edgar Ferrell; |
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| his fourteen grandchildren; his eleven great-grandchildren; |
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| and his many other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |