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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 Paul M. Clark of Alton on |
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| Sunday, April 9, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born April 12, 1938, in Eldorado to William |
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| M. and Jewel E. (Penrod) Clark; he married the former Virginia |
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| Merritt on December 27, 1958, in Herrin; he later married the |
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| former Edie Lawrence on May 23, 1981; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Clark retired in 1994 from Laclede Steel after |
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| 35 years as an electrician; he was an active leader in the |
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| labor movement for over 30 years, serving as shop steward, |
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| grievance committeeman, vice president, and president of Local |
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| 3643 USWA from 1977 to 1980; he served as secretary of the |
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| Alton-Wood River Federation of Labor and vice president of the |
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| 20th Congressional District Cope; he was a Democratic Precinct |
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| Committeeman and was active in the political process all of his |
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| adult working life, working to pass legislation in Washington, |
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| D.C., and Springfield; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member and elected trustee of Eagles |
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| Aerie 254, Piasa Masonic Lodge 27, Scottish Rite 32nd Degree |
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| Mason, and a Shriner of the Ainad Rolling Nobles three-wheeler |
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| unit, entertaining crowds for 17 years, having fun, and helping |
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| kids; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Paul M. Clark has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially his wife, Edie; his daughters and their |
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| husbands, Paula and Dan Resavage and their two children, Fallon |
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| and Ryan, and Jennifer and Minas Konstadinopulos and their two |
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| children, Sofia and Georgus; his son, Scott Clark; his stepson, |
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| Marc Lawrence; his sister, Elizabeth Downing; his brother, |
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| William E. Clark; and his numerous nieces and nephews; |
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| therefore, be it
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