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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of John Raymond "Ray" Severs Sr., who passed |
| 4 | | away on June 5, 2013; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Severs Sr. was born on June 9, 1925; his |
| 6 | | parents were Hubert Leon and Lillian Severs; he married June |
| 7 | | Audrey Morheiser on November 3, 1951, in Fox Lake; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Severs Sr. was veteran of the United States |
| 9 | | Marine Corps; he left high school to serve his country during |
| 10 | | World War II and was stationed in Okinawa and Japan; after |
| 11 | | completing his military service, he returned to finish high |
| 12 | | school, graduating from Grant High School with the class of |
| 13 | | 1947; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Severs Sr. worked at Fort Sheridan as a |
| 15 | | diesel mechanic before enjoying a 44-year career as a |
| 16 | | locomotive engineer for the Milwaukee Road; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, John Severs Sr. was a member of St. Peter Catholic |
| 18 | | Church in Spring Grove, American Legion Post 703 in Fox Lake, |
| 19 | | and the Spring Grove Volunteer Fire Department for many years; |
| 20 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Severs Sr. enjoyed spending time with his |
| 2 | | family and his rottweilers, cooking, and using his CB radio; |
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, John Severs Sr. was preceded in death by his wife, |
| 5 | | June; his parents; his grandson, Aaron Lee Curboy Jr.; his |
| 6 | | brothers, Hubert Severs, Donald Severs, and Robert Severs; and |
| 7 | | his sister, Mary Lou Thennes; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Severs Sr. is survived by his children, John |
| 9 | | (Gena) Severs and Judith Ann Severs (Soland); his |
| 10 | | grandchildren, Brandi (Chas Ashton) Severs, Kenneth (Desiree) |
| 11 | | Severs, Joshua Soland, Jeremy Soland, Jennifer Soland, and |
| 12 | | Joseph Soland; his great-grandchildren, Kadin and Kirin |
| 13 | | Severs; and his sister, Lorena "Teenie" Wegener; therefore, be |
| 14 | | it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 17 | | his family and friends, the passing of John Raymond "Ray" |
| 18 | | Severs Sr.; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of John Severs Sr. as an expression of |
| 21 | | our sympathy.
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