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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Russell Whitworth of Glen Carbon, who 
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passed away on April 17, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Russell Whitworth was born on September 23, 1921 
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in Briscoe, Missouri; his parents were Thomas and Lillian 
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Whitworth; he married Patricia Dolan on October 12, 1957 in 
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Clayton, Missouri; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Whitworth was a World War II U.S. Army 
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veteran; he moved from Hazelwood, Missouri to Glen Carbon in 
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1968; he was a member of Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders and 
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Owners Foundation, the Horseman's Benevolent and Protective 
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Association, and has enjoyed bowling with his friends since 
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1968; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Whitworth was preceded in death by his 
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parents, Thomas and Lillian, nee Strother, Whitworth; his 
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brothers, Delmer Eugene and Atholl Alexander Whitworth; and his 
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sister, Janet; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Whitworth is survived by his wife, Patricia, 
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nee Dolan, Whitworth; his sons, Russell (Susan) Whitworth and 
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Stephen (Jill) Whitworth; his daughter, Maryanne (John) 
 


 






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Barkley; his grandchildren, Thomas Rex Whitworth, Lillian 
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Grace Barkley and Marci Dominguez; his great-grandchildren, 
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Michael and Jacob Plumlee; and his six brothers, James T. 
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Whitworth, Harry A. (Patricia) Whitworth, Richard S. 
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Whitworth, William Joseph (Patricia) Whitworth, Sidney (Gale) 
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Whitworth, and Howard Donald (Betty) Whitworth; therefore, be 
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it

 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Russell Whitworth; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Russell Whitworth as an expression 
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of our sympathy.