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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
Foster Leroy Frederick of Granite City, 
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who passed away on May 17, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Foster Frederick was born on April 30, 1934 in 
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Depoy, Kentucky; he was the son of Isaac Cooper Frederick Sr. 
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and Ollie Belle (Johnston) Frederick; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Foster Frederick served his country with pride and 
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distinction as a member of the U.S. Army during the Korean War; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Foster Frederick recently retired from the City 
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Inspection Department of Granite City; he worked for Union 
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Starch for 17 years prior to their closing and retired from 
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Granite City Steel; he also represented Granite City's 4th Ward 
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for 12 years as an Alderman; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Foster Frederick was also a member of the Masonic 
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Temple, the Granite City Shriners, and the Moose Club; he was 
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an active member of Calvary Baptist Church in Granite City; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Foster Frederick was preceded in death by his 
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wife, Dorothy (Meacham) Frederick; his daughter, Peggy (Eric) 
 


 






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Lachmiller; his granddaughter, Hannah Keeton; his grandson, 
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Jacob Whitehead; his great-granddaughter, Gianna Reister; his 
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parents; and his five brothers and four sisters; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Foster Frederick is survived by his wife, Ella 
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Frederick (Monk); his daughters, Diana and (Daniel) Whitehead, 
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Cindi and (Terry) Keeton, and Rebecca Jo Schooley; his son, 
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Steven and (Sue) Frederick; his brother, Cooper and (Anna Jo) 
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Frederick; his six grandchildren and three 
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great-grandchildren; his numerous nieces and nephews; his 
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step-children, Susan and (Kelly) Valle and Phillip Ward; and 
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his 4 step-grandchildren; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Foster Leroy Frederick; 
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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 Foster Frederick as an expression of 
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our sympathy.