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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 regret of the death of David Crum Sinclair, mayor 
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of Virginia, Illinois, on Friday, March 3, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on April 17, 1929, in Virginia to 
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Harry Watson and Rena Crum Sinclair; he married Lois Ann 
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Nottingham in 1948, and he later married Lena Turner on 
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February 14, 1991, in Gulf Shores, Alabama; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Sinclair graduated from Virginia High School 
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in the class of 1947; he was an active businessman from a young 
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age operating a restaurant, an international truck dealership, 
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and an auto repair shop; he was well known for his 50 years of 
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owning and operating Dave's S & G Auto Parts in Virginia where 
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he specialized in rebuilding carburetors; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A devoted community servant, he was currently 
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serving his fifteenth year as mayor of Virginia; during his 
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tenure, Mayor Sinclair was instrumental in the construction of 
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a new City Hall, completion of a water pipeline from the 
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Sangamon River, and expanding the city sewer service to include 
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the entire city; he was a staunch promoter of the Jim 
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Edgar-Panther Creek State Park, which was his favorite spot for 
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his pastime of fishing; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was well known for his sense of humor and his 
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38 year commitment as a friend of Bill W.; he had served his 
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community as an emergency medical technician for ten years, as 
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a member of the Virginia Volunteer Fire Department for ten 
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years, and a member of the Virginia Kiwanis Club; he was a 
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member of the Virginia Lodge #544 AF&AM, Jacksonville Elks 
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Lodge #682, and an active member of Virginia United Methodist 
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Church; he maintained a private pilot's license for several 
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years, and he was devoted to his family and his special dog, 
 


 






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Hans; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of David Crum Sinclair has been deeply 
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felt by many, especially his wife, Lena; his daughters, Bonnie 
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Herrin (husband, Steve), Kathy Wzientek (husband, Tony), Coni 
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Cox (husband, Dale), and Mary Ann Brockhouse (husband, Ron); 
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his stepson, Cliff Hancock (wife, Denise); his stepdaughters, 
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Marti Galbreth (husband, Alan) and Janice Worley (husband, 
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Roger); his grandchildren, Amy Herrin, Brian Herrin (wife, 
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Angela), Zachary Herrin, David Miller (wife, Barbie), Veronica 
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Bjorkman (husband, Andy), Kaydee Grace Cox, Ross Brockhouse 
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(fiancé, Sarah Wiese), Brett Brockhouse, B.J. Galbreth, 
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Christopher Galbreth (wife, Missy), Colten and Ryan Hancock, 
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and Jennifer and Nathan Worley; his five great-grandchildren; 
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his sister, Jean Devlin; and his numerous nieces and nephews; 
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he was preceded in death by his sister, Frances Ann Mefford; 
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and his brothers, John Albert Sinclair, Arthur Watson Sinclair, 
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and M. Crum Sinclair; 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 
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Mayor David Sinclair, and we extend our sincere condolences to 
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his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.