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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were deeply |
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| saddened to learn of the death of William C. Blow of Waukegan, |
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| Illinois on October 13, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, William C. Blow was born on February 17, 1927 in |
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| Greenville, North Carolina to Norfolk and Clara Blow; and
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| WHEREAS, William grew up in Greenville; he graduated from |
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| high school and served with the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1956; |
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| while stationed at Fort Sheridan, he met and married Josephine |
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| Clinkscales and made his home in Waukegan; and
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| WHEREAS, William worked for more than 35 years as a |
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| maintenance mechanic with Commonwealth Edison, until his |
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| retirement in 1987; he was an avid golfer, a member of the |
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| North Shore Duffers Golf Club, and an active volunteer/trainer |
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| with the First Tee program for youngsters; and
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| WHEREAS, William is survived by his wife of 52 years, |
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| Josephine; a brother, McKinley Blow; a sister, Louella Moore; |
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| he is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Mary Carter, |
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| Isabella (Raleigh) Moss, Doris (Charles) Patterson, and Hattie |
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| Blow; brothers-in-law, Sylvester (Lucille) Clinkscales and |
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| Robert Clinkscales; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and |
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| dear friends; and
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| WHEREAS, William was preceded in death by his father; |
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| mother; three brothers, Cecil, Chester, and Earl; two sisters, |
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| Mauline and Pauline; foster mother (Ida Hines); foster brother |
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| (James Forman); and foster sister (Annie Little); therefore, be |
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| 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 death of |