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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dan Claud 
4"Dan'O" "Dan the Mailman" Belk of Wildwood, who passed away on 
5April 16, 2012; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, He was born September 18, 1958, in Olympia, 
7Washington and has dedicated his life to making people smile; 
8and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, The United States Navy benefitted by his 22 years 
10of combined active duty and reserve service; he also worked a 
11dedicated 22 years with the United States Postal Service in 
12Grayslake; most of those years were in The Manor, where Dan's 
13life was touched beyond words by the people residing there; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, He loved the outdoors, where he spent countless 
15hours fishing and hunting; he loved to make people laugh and so 
16many people were blessed by his humor and caring nature; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Preston 
18Jack Belk and Jimmie Nell Massey; and his brother, Bruce Belk; 
19and
  
 
20    WHEREAS,  He was a loving and devoted husband to his wife of 
 
 
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131 years, Karen (nee Calvino) Belk; the loving father of Rachel 
2Belk, Katie (Terreance) Holley, and Shaun Belk; and brother of 
3his siblings, David Belk, Jimmy Belk, and Christena (Ronald) 
4Rogers; he is also survived by his in-laws, Jim and Connie 
5Calvino and his entire extended family; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
8we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dan 
9Belk; and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Dan Belk as a symbol of our sincere 
12sympathy.