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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 Joseph H. Whalen of Colchester, who |
4 | | passed away on December 22, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Whalen was born on July 29, 1921 in |
6 | | Colchester to Peter and Mary (nee Murphy) Whalen; he served his |
7 | | country in the United States Army in the South Pacific theater |
8 | | during World War II; he married Joan Yetter on November 4, |
9 | | 1949; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Whalen retired from farming; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Whalen was a member of St. Paul Church of |
12 | | Macomb, the Macomb American Legion, the Veteran's of Foreign |
13 | | Wars, and was a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus; |
14 | | and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Whalen was preceded in death by his wife, |
16 | | Joan; his parents; his sisters, Teresa Connor, Gertrude |
17 | | Pittenger, and Margaret Spangler; and his brothers, Bernard and |
18 | | John Whalen; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Whalen is survived by his daughters, |
20 | | Kathleen Whalen, Susie (Mike) Nichols, and Barbara Thompson; |