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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 K. Carman, who passed away on |
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| November 30, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman was born on January 7, 1945; his |
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| parents were William S. and Lois Logan Carman; he was married |
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| to the former Sandra Kay Watts; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman was a graduate of Alton Senior |
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| High; he also attended Lewis and Clark Community College; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman was the owner and operator of |
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| Carman Contracting Inc. for 43 years; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman served his country with pride and |
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| distinction as a member of the United States Army serving in |
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| the Vietnam War; he was the recipient of the Purple Heart, the |
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| Medal of Valor, and other commendations for his meritorious |
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| service; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman was a member of Morning Star |
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| Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as chairman of the |
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| Trustee Ministry and supervised the bus ministry; he was a |
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| member of the American Legion VFW Post 354, a Past Master of |
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| Dunbar Lodge No. 97, Tyree Consistory No. 64, and a 33rd Degree |
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| Mason; he served as the Worthy Patron of Bright Hope Chapter |
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| No. 85 Order of the Eastern Star; he also donated much of his |
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| time and talent to numerous community projects; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman was preceded in death by his |
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| father; his grandparents, Amos and Hortense Logan and Arvis and |
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| Treoplia Carman; and his dear uncles, George Carman and Carl |
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| Logan; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman is survived by his wife, Sandra |
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| Kay; his mother, Lois E. Carman; his children, Markeitra |
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| (Archie) Ingram; Marc (Melinda) Adams, Travis (Cheri) Smith, |
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| Kristy (Donald) Mason-El, Deana Anderson, Kissa (Algie) |
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| Ingram, Julius (Sarah) Anderson, Akia Appleby, Aamad Appleby, |
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| and Ravi Appleby; his 17 grandchildren; his great-grandchild; |
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| his brother, Richard S. (Celeste) Carman; his sisters, Regina |
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| (Carl) Edwards, Robin (Terry) Douglas, and Annetta (Michael) |
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| Thompson; and his many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; |
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| 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 K. Carman; and |
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| be it further
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