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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 Philip D. Garrett of Gillespie, who 
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passed away on April 11, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Philip D. Garrett was born January 10, 1926, in 
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Haydock, Iowa, the son of Carl F. Garrett and Nettie (Farley) 
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Garrett; he married Rosalie (Valerio) Garrett on March 10, 
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1962, in Benld; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He retired from teaching grade school in 
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Gillespie, high school in Bunker Hill, and as a guidance 
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counselor from Bunker Hill; he was also a principal at Bunker 
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Hil; in addition, he was a school evaluation specialist for the 
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State of Illinois and later for the Regional Office of 
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Education; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was a World War II veteran, serving as sonarman 
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aboard the Walter B. Cobb; he was a former treasurer of the 
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city of Gillespie, a member of the VFW Post 4547 of Gillespie, 
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and an avid sports fan; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Philip Garrett is survived by his wife, Rosalie; 
 


 






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his three daughters, Jennifer Garrett, Patricia Garrett, and 
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Theresa Beebe; his two grandchildren, Raymond J. Beebe and 
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Jessica Rose Hammon; his two great-grandchildren, Ashlyn Beebe 
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and Josephine Beebe; and his sister, Mary Ellen Mitchell; 
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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 Philip Garrett; and be 
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it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Philip Garrett as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.