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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Clifton 
4Lyme Skelcher of Marion, who passed away on May 2, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Clifton Skelcher was born in Cambria on November 
626, 1922 to Jack and Vernell (nee Campbell) Skelcher; he 
7married Berdella Simmons on December 29, 1945 in Murphysboro; 
8and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Clifton Skelcher served in the United States  Navy 
10during World War II; he earned 5 bronze stars, his fifth being 
11for the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, which became a 
12Silver Battle Star since it was in the first wave landing at 
13Omaha Beach; before Normandy, he participated in every major 
14invasion of Europe - North Africa, Sicily, 2 invasions of 
15Italy, and southern France; later, in the Pacific Theatre of 
16the War, he was in the invasion of the Philippines, liberating 
17the islands from the Japanese occupation, and then he was in 
18the invasion of Okinawa; he next prepared for the invasion of 
19Japan, before the atomic bombs were dropped, ending the war 
20with Japan in August of 1945; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Clifton Skelcher retired as the President of 
22Laborer's International Union of North American Local 380 and 
 
 
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1was a member of Lantana Southern Baptist Church of Carbondale 
2and VFW Post 2035 of Brownsville, Texas; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Clifton Skelcher was preceded in death by his 
4parents; brother, Cline Skelcher; and sister, Annabelle 
5Morris; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Clifton Skelcher is survived by his wife, Berdella 
7Skelcher; 2 sons, Larry Skelcher and wife, Barbara, and Bradley 
8Skelcher and wife, Dinah Lynn DeMoss; 2 grandsons, Jack 
9Skelcher and wife, Lana, and Jason Skelcher; 4 
10great-grandchildren, Caleb Skelcher, Colton Skelcher, Casey 
11Skelcher, and Danielle Marie Skelcher; and 3 nephews, Clifton 
12Skelcher and wife, Carol, Michael Skelcher and wife, Sharon, 
13and Jack Morris and wife, Kathy; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
15NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
16we mourn the passing of Clifton Lyme Skelcher, and extend our 
17sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew 
18and loved him; and be it further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to the family of Clifton Skelcher as an expression of 
21our deepest sympathy.