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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Lester Marshall Hays of Carlinville, who 
4passed away on March 20, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lester Hays was born on April 5, 1927, in Girard 
6to Lloyd Marshall and Eva (Wallace) Hays; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Lester Hays served in the U.S. Army; he was a 
8truck driver starting in 1950 for Prairie Farms Dairy in 
9Carlinville; he worked for various trucking companies until his 
10retirement in 1995 and then moved to Oklahoma and hauled bulk 
11milk for milk transport to Highland Dairy for 10 years; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Lester Hays enjoyed walking in the timber, 
13mushroom hunting with his family, and teaching about plants and 
14trees; he and his family would gather around a fire and roast 
15hot dogs; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Lester Hays was preceded in death by his parents 
17and his brothers, Glen, Melvin, and Raymond Hays; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Lester Hays is survived by his daughters, Nancy 
19(Bill) Lange and Sue Ann Barto; his son, Leslie Marshall 
20(Margie Rice) Hays; his 8 grandchildren; his 20 
 
 
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1great-grandchildren; his sisters, Maxine Keltner and Emelene 
2Batchelder; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
5Lester Hays, and we extend our sincere condolences to his 
6family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
7further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to the family of Lester Hays as an expression of our 
10deepest sympathy.