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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express |
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| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Leslie |
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| McCollum, Jr., of Herrin, Illinois, who passed away on November |
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| 18, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Leslie McCollum, Jr., was born July 6, 1925, in |
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| Johnston City, Illinois; his parents were Leslie and Ethel |
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| (Simpson) McCollum; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Anne Marie Bione on November 25, 1947, |
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| at the United Methodist Church in Herrin;
Mr. McCollum served |
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| in both the United States Army and the United States Marines |
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| during World War II and the Korean War; and
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| WHEREAS, After being honorably discharged from the |
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| service, Leslie McCollum, Jr., began 40 years of service to the |
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| people and children of Southern Illinois in the field of |
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| education; he worked as a teacher, counselor, coach, |
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| administrator, and finally Regional Superintendent of the |
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| Williamson County Schools for 12 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Leslie McCollum, Jr., initiated the Academic |
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| Scholar Bowl in Williamson County and established the |
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| Williamson County Spelling Bee; he volunteered and worked with |
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| the Special Olympics and the Alternative School and initiated |
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| the "Coats for Kids" program for Southern Region 6; he served |
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| as co-chair for the American Cancer Society and chaired the |
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| Williamson County Chapter for 25 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He volunteered at the Marion Veterans |
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| Administration Hospital and served on the board of directors of |
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| the American Heart Association; he served on the Herrin Park |
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| Board and was on Senator Alan Dixon's Naval Academy Selection |
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| Board; and he was an active member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |