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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 Marion Earl "Bud" Sever of Wood River, 
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who passed away on December 2, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Marion Sever was born March 16, 1924, in East 
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Alton to John and Bessie (Ingold) Sever; he married the former 
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Germaine E. Braundmeier on August 31, 1947, in Alhambra; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a United States Air Force veteran, serving 
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from 1943 to 1945 in both Canada and the United States; he was 
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the owner of Sever's Market in East Alton for more than 50 
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years and is remembered for his personal service, delivering 
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groceries throughout the town; he is also remembered as being a 
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kind and generous individual; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of 
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Latter Day Saints and served as bishop of the Alton Ward in 
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Godfrey for seven years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; a 
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brother, Byron Sever; and two sisters, Mary Kohntopp and Pearl 
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Vieregge; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Marion "Bud" Sever is survived by his wife, 
 


 






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Germaine; his eight children and their spouses, John and Beth 
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Sever, Michael and Angie Sever, Marsha and Reid Mortensen, 
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Suzanne and Scott Smith, Robert and Melody Sever, David and 
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Claudia Sever, Mary and Alan Young, and Mark and Suzanne Sever; 
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his 41 grandchildren; his 30 great-grandchildren; his brother, 
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Boyd Sever; and a sister, Bonnie Gentry; 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, friends, and community, the passing of Marion "Bud" 
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Sever; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Marion "Bud" Sever as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.