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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 Carl Eldreth Timmins, who passed away on 
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December 29, 2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Carl Eldreth Timmins was born June 12, 1931, in 
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Deer Trail, Colorado, to Charles and Florence (Bliss) Timmins; 
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he was the eldest of eight children;

Carl married Mae Sleen 
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(Williams) Timmins on September 16, 1951; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was a Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of 
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America, retiring from the former Piasa Bird Council in Wood 
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River; he served in the United States Air Force for four years; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He held many positions at Whitelaw Avenue Baptist 
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Church and the Rotary Club and volunteered with several other 
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organizations; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, 
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Mae; and his daughter, Carleen; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Carl Timmins is survived and will be missed by his 
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children and spouses, Keith and Laura Timmins, Ralph Timmins, 
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Tim Timmins, Jerri and Johnny Farris, and Jamie and Michael 
 


 






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Toolen Jr.; his 12 grandchildren and three spouses, Jennifer 
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and Randy, Samuel, Daniel, Jessica and Stephen, Phillip, Joshua 
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and Jeni, Tyler, Michelle, Trisha, Jacob, Michael III, and 
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Mitchell; and two great-grandchildren, Grace and Owen; 
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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 Carl Timmins; and be it 
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further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Carl Timmins as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.