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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
William H. "Bill" St. Peters, who passed 
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away on July 11, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William St. Peters was born August 13, 1943 in 
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Alton; he was the son of Herbert and Mildred "Millie" St. 
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Peters; he married Norma Volentine on October 15, 2008 in 
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Jerseyville; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William St. Peters graduated from Alton High 
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School in 1961; he served his country with pride and 
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distinction as a member of the United States Navy during the 
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Vietnam War; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William St. Peters was the owner and president of 
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Safety Partners LTD in Godfrey; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William St. Peters was the Lieutenant Governor of 
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the Illinois-Iowa District 34 Kiwanis and a member of the 
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Franklin Masonic Lodge 25; he was a member of the Ainad Shrine 
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Temple, the board of directors of the Riverbend Growth 
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Association, and the Wood River Moose Lodge; he was a volunteer 
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for the Special Olympics for 28 years; he was a past president 
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of the American Heart Association, served on the board for the 
 


 






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March of Dimes, and was an accomplished Refinery Fire & 
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Emergency Response Instructor at Texas A&M; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William St. Peters was preceded in death by his 
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parents; and
 
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    WHEREAS, William St. Peters is survived by his wife; his 
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sons and their wives, Chris and Michelle St. Peters and Chad 
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and Rene' St. Peters; his stepdaughter, Diane Stallard; his 
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stepson and his wife, Dave and Becky Volentine; his 
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grandchildren, Keely and Kaylynn St. Peters, Colten and Nic 
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Daily, Chase St. Peters, Chris and Scott Stallard, and Niki, 
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Dain, and Mason Volentine; and his great-grandchild, Emmie 
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Stallard; 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 William H. "Bill" St. 
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Peters; 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 William St. Peters as an expression 
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of our sympathy.