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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Billy G. Goessman, who passed away on 
4November 8, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Billy Goessman was born on January 4, 1927 in Ina; 
6his parents were Gale and Pearl (nee Clinton) Goessman; he 
7married Lorene Quertermous on December 10, 1949 in Waukegan; 
8and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Billy Goessman was a graduate of East Alton Wood 
10River High School, where he played on the football team and 
11basketball team for Chick Summers; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, As a teenager, Billy Goessman worked after school 
13in his parents' grocery store in East Alton; as a young adult, 
14he built tanks at Amoco refinery before becoming a police 
15officer; in his retirement years, he served as a ranger at Belk 
16Park Golf Course; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Billy Goessman served his country as a member of 
18the United States Army's 93rd Bomb Squadron in the South 
19Pacific during World War II; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Billy Goessman served as an Illinois State Trooper 
 
 
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1for 25 years, retiring at the rank of sergeant; he also used 
2his expertise to teach classes at the Illinois State Police 
3Headquarters and Belleville Area College Police Academy; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Billy Goessman was a lifetime member of the Wood 
5River Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2859 and a longtime member 
6of the Wood River Moose Lodge #1349; he was also a member of 
7the Fraternal Order of Police; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Billy Goessman enjoyed watching Illinois 
9basketball, reading, and spending time with his family and 
10friends; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Billy Goessman was preceded in death by his 
12parents and his brother, Jack Goessman; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Billy Goessman is survived by his wife, Lorene; 
14his daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and Bob Maguire; his son 
15and daughter-in-law, Max and Marsha Goessman; his 
16grandchildren, Lauren Maguire and Lenon (Angie) Maguire; his 
17great-granddaughter, Darcy Maguire; and his sister, Joyce 
18Jones; therefore, be it
  
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
21family and friends, mourn the passing of Billy G. Goessman; and 
 
 
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1be it further
  
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
3presented to the family of Billy Goessman as an expression of 
4our sympathy.