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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 Calvin Marcum of Aurora, former Senior 
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Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Aurora, who passed away 
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on January 30, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He served as Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian 
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Church from 1962 to 1982; he is remembered for his sermons and 
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compassionate counsel; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was remembered for inventing the Gee Dunk, a 
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family dessert consisting of ice cream, Hershey's chocolate 
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syrup, and peanuts, with Coke poured over it; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He loved attending the inaugurations for American 
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presidents, and attended all of them from 1969 to 2005; he was 
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in ill health and could not attend President Obama's, so his 
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family went for him; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was a lifelong admirer of President Abraham 
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Lincoln and was laid to rest next to his parents in Oak Ridge 
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Cemetery in Springfield, the final resting place of President 
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Lincoln; his final wish was that his family meet at a 
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Springfield Steak'n Shake after the interment; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Pastor Marcum is survived by his wife, Twyla; 
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Pastor Marcum was the father of three proud children, Gwen 
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(Reverend Andrew) Morgan, Donald (Margaret) Marcum, and Stacey 
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(Randy) Aspen; his grandchildren are Benjamin Marcum, Dustin 
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(Monica) Marcum, Trent (Alison) Taylor, Curt Taylor, Michelle 
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(Nathan) Benevelli, Micah Morgan, Sarah Aspen, Derek Smith, 
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Rebecca (Steven) Outlaw,  and Anna Morgan; he was also the 
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loving great-grandfather of Anthony Woolf, and Madison and Emma 
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Outlaw; 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, friends, and former congregation, the passing of 
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Pastor Calvin Marcum; 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 Pastor Calvin Marcum as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.