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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
Timothy Michael Ash, who passed away on |
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| April 19, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Timothy Ash was born on January 29, 1952; his |
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| parents were Mary L. McFarlin and William T. Newell; and
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| WHEREAS, Timothy Ash attended Du Sable High School and |
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| later graduated from Wayne High School; he then earned an |
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| Associate of Science degree from San Diego Mesa College and an |
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| Associate of Technology degree from Illinois Technical |
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| College; and
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| WHEREAS, Timothy Ash served his country with pride and |
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| distinction as a member of the United States Navy; after |
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| enlisting in 1971, he received schooling and training at the |
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| Great Lakes Naval Base and the U.S. Naval Service School in |
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| Orlando, Florida; during his tour of duty, he was stationed in |
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| Japan as an Advanced Undersea weaponsman and Relations Officer; |
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| he was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1975; and
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| WHEREAS, Timothy Ash accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior |
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| through song in the Junior Choir at the Bethel, M.B. Church in |
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| Chicago; he also enjoyed working at the Prince of Peace Church |
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| in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Timothy Ash was preceded in death by his brother, |
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| Kenneth Ash; his sister, Marguerite Ash; his grandmother, |
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| Louise T. Royston; his grandfathers, Alzada Kendall and Chester |
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| Baker; his uncle, Napoleon Ash; his stepfathers, Milton |
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| Alexander Sr. and Carver McFarlin; and his father-in-law, John |
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| T. Conley; and
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| WHEREAS, Timothy Ash is survived by his wife, Joyce |
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| Conley-Ash; his daughter, Jessica M. Ash; his parents; his |
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| step-father, George Ratliff; his mother-in-law, Gwendolyn J. |
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| Conley; his brothers, Timothy W. Ash (Regina), Joseph Ash |
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| (Joyce), and Milton Alexander Jr.; his sisters, Jamesetta L. |
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| Ash, Louise T. Alexander, and Sharon B. McFarlin; and his many |
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| nephews, nieces, and other family members; 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 Timothy Michael Ash; and |
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| 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 Timothy Ash as an expression of our |
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| sympathy.
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