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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William | ||||||
| 4 | L. Harris of Marion, who passed away on July 1, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, William Harris was born on August 30, 1923, in | ||||||
| 6 | Marion to Oscar R. and Estelle (Murphy) Harris; he married Anna | ||||||
| 7 | L. Simpson on September 19, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; | ||||||
| 8 | he attended Marion schools and graduated from the University of | ||||||
| 9 | Chicago, management administrative school, in 1956; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, William Harris worked as an auditor for the United | ||||||
| 11 | States Civil Service Property and Materials Division at the | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois Ordnance Plant in Marion, as a regional sales manager | ||||||
| 13 | for Swift and Company, and in the sales and marketing | ||||||
| 14 | department of the Du Quoin Packing Company; he also worked as | ||||||
| 15 | an instructor in junior colleges for sales and marketing and as | ||||||
| 16 | a licensed real estate broker; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, From 1963 to 1967, William Harris served on the | ||||||
| 18 | Marion City Council and helped established the first State and | ||||||
| 19 | federally approved landfill in the area; he served as the | ||||||
| 20 | Williamson County Democratic Chairman and as the Public | ||||||
| 21 | Administrator for Williamson County; he held several political | ||||||
| 22 | positions, including Democratic Party Vice-Chairman in the | ||||||
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| 1 | 24th Congressional District, Senatorial Representative | ||||||
| 2 | Chairman in the 59th Legislative District, precinct | ||||||
| 3 | committeeman in Marion, and Vice-Chairman of the State | ||||||
| 4 | Democratic Chairmen's Association; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, In 1973, William Harris was appointed to the | ||||||
| 6 | newly-created State Board of Elections; he served as its | ||||||
| 7 | Vice-Chairman until being appointed to the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 8 | Representatives for the 59th District in 1977; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, William Harris was a member of the First | ||||||
| 10 | Presbyterian Church of Marion, the Marion Masonic Lodge 89 | ||||||
| 11 | Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the National Rifle | ||||||
| 12 | Association, and lifetime member of the State Jaycees and the | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois Police Association; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, William Harris was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 15 | parents; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, William Harris is survived by his wife of 71 | ||||||
| 17 | years, Anna; his son, William Michael Harris and wife, Julie | ||||||
| 18 | Ann; his granddaughters, Stephanie Ann Bean, Melissa D. Harris, | ||||||
| 19 | and Monika L. Bean; and his great-grandchildren, J.W. Harris | ||||||
| 20 | and Ella M. Bean; therefore, be it
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
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| 1 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we mourn the passing of William L. Harris, and extend our | ||||||
| 3 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 4 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to the family of William Harris as an expression of | ||||||
| 7 | our deepest sympathy.
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