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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
Virgil Boucher of Peoria, who passed away |
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| on August 8, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Virgil Boucher was born on October 25, 1909 in |
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| Murphysboro; his parents were John S. and Rachel Lyerla |
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| Boucher; he married Estella Bagley on August 8, 1937 in |
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| Murphysboro; and
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| WHEREAS, Virgil Boucher graduated from Monmouth College |
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| with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and chemistry; he |
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| earned a master's degree from the University of Iowa in health, |
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| physical education, and recreation and a master's degree from |
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| Bradley University in guidance and counseling; and
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| WHEREAS, Virgil Boucher taught for 43 years in Illinois |
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| high schools; he was head football coach at Woodruff High |
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| School in Peoria for 20 years and served 10 years as a visiting |
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| counselor; and he was coordinator of a program for crime |
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| prevention and support for senior victims of crime; and
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| WHEREAS, Virgil Boucher was a member and held various |
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| offices in many community organizations; he was a member of the |
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| Kiwanis Club of Peoria, the Tri-County Heart Association, the |
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| Illinois Affiliate Chapter of the American Heart Board, Peoria |
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| County Precinct Committeeman, the Congressional Awards |
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| Committee, the Peoria Area Retired Teachers Association, the |
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| Illinois Retired Teachers Association, the Forrest Hill United |
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| Methodist Church of Peoria, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, |
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| the Monmouth College Alumni Board, the Illinois Lieutenant |
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| Governor's Legislative Forum, Methodist Hospital Older Adults |
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| Advisory Board, and the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity; he also |
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| served as Director of the Court Counseling Program for Peoria |
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| County and served as a Woodruff High School Key Club advisor; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Virgil Boucher received many accolades for his |
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| public service; he was the recipient of the Tom Connor Award |
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| for Volunteer Community Service, the Raymond A. Blunt Award for |
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| Outstanding Service to Key Clubs in the Illinois-Eastern Iowa |
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| District, and the Kiwanis Luis Amados Award; he had also been |
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| honored by the Illinois High Schools Football Coaches' Hall of |
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| Fame, the Monmouth College Graduate M Club Hall of Fame, the |
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| Woodruff High School Hall of Fame, and the Greater Peoria |
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| Sports Hall of Fame; and
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| WHEREAS, Virgil Boucher served three terms on the Federal |
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| Council on Aging and attended three White House conferences on |
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| aging for the Council; and
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| WHEREAS, Virgil Boucher was preceded in death by his wife; |
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| his daughter, Judith Chamberlain; and his brothers and sisters; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Virgil Boucher is survived by several nieces and |
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| nephews; therefore, be 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 Virgil Boucher; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Virgil Boucher as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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