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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Steven | ||||||
| 4 | "Steve" Frederick Sell of Mattoon, who passed away on May 13, | ||||||
| 5 | 2009; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Steve Sell was born October 19, 1946 in Mattoon, | ||||||
| 7 | the son of Frederick John "Fred" Sell and Eleanor Janet Sell;
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| 8 | Steve was dedicated to teaching hundreds of Scouts the meaning | ||||||
| 9 | of the 12 tenets of the Scout Oath: to be "Trustworthy, Loyal, | ||||||
| 10 | Helping, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, | ||||||
| 11 | Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent"; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, He headed Mattoon Boy Scout Troop 152 for 30 plus | ||||||
| 13 | years, declaring his mission in life was to have the best Boy | ||||||
| 14 | Scout troop in the Lincoln Trails Council; for over 51 years, | ||||||
| 15 | Steve was involved with scouting, joining the Scouts at the age | ||||||
| 16 | of 11; during his time as Scoutmaster of Troop 152, a total of | ||||||
| 17 | 59 of his boys became Eagle Scout; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, His genius was to bring out the best in his Boy | ||||||
| 19 | Scouts; to listen, to lead by example, to inspire, motivate, | ||||||
| 20 | give advice, and encourage; in addition to Scouting, Steve | ||||||
| 21 | dedicated much of his life in service to others; Steve offered | ||||||
| 22 | diligent leadership for boys throughout his life; he sponsored | ||||||
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| 1 | two exchange students, Roma from Russia and Rick from Brazil; | ||||||
| 2 | Steve gave over 3,000 hours of service as a volunteer with | ||||||
| 3 | Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital Guild and served as a volunteer Pen | ||||||
| 4 | Pal for Mattoon Williams Elementary School; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Steve was retired as a supervisor for the Illinois | ||||||
| 6 | Department of Transportation; he was a lead member of the | ||||||
| 7 | statewide Illinois Department of Transportation Management | ||||||
| 8 | Training Cadre; he was a graduate of Mattoon High School and | ||||||
| 9 | attended Lake Land College and Eastern Illinois University; he | ||||||
| 10 | served as Lafayette Township Assessor and was a member of the | ||||||
| 11 | Trinity Lutheran Church, Lerna Masonic Lodge #788, Ansar | ||||||
| 12 | Shrine, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Steven Sell is survived by his sister, Susan | ||||||
| 14 | Perez; his three nieces, Sara De La Cruz, Lena Berrios, and | ||||||
| 15 | Laura Fowler; his nephew, Asa Gonzales; his 14 grand nieces and | ||||||
| 16 | nephews; and many close friends and relatives; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 18 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 19 | mourn, along with his family, friends, and grateful young men | ||||||
| 20 | who he instructed in the Boy Scouts over the years, the passing | ||||||
| 21 | of Steven Sell; and be it further
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| 22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to the family of Steven Sell as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 2 | sincere sympathy.
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