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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 William R. "Chatter" Chaplain of Benton, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on January 17, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, William Chaplain was born on August 2, 1929 in | ||||||
| 6 | Benton; his parents were Harley and Hazel (nee Bain) Chaplain; | ||||||
| 7 | he married Beverly Boeck on November 16, 1985; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, William Chaplain served his country as a member of | ||||||
| 9 | the United States Army Air Force's 97th Bombardment Wing, 8th | ||||||
| 10 | Air Force of the 810th Division, having attained the rank of | ||||||
| 11 | sergeant; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, In 1956, William Chaplain became a co-owner and | ||||||
| 13 | operator of McCann-Chaplain Pharmacy; in 1966, he became a | ||||||
| 14 | co-owner and operator of Kimmel-Chaplain Pharmacy, serving in | ||||||
| 15 | that capacity until 1979; he also was the former owner of | ||||||
| 16 | Southern Illinois Office Mart in Benton; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, William Chaplain was an investor, owner, | ||||||
| 18 | operator, and producer of many oil wells throughout southern | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois; he also worked in the coal industry, holding United | ||||||
| 20 | Mine Workers of America jobs with Inland Steel, Consolidated | ||||||
| 21 | Coal, and Old Ben Coal; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, William Chaplain served as president of the | ||||||
| 2 | Franklin County Fair for 18 years; he also served on the | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois Department of Public Aid Board of Directors in Benton, | ||||||
| 4 | the Benton Community Bank Board of Directors, the Rend Lake | ||||||
| 5 | Conservancy District Board of Directors, and Benton City | ||||||
| 6 | Economic Development; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, William Chaplain was a 50-year member of First | ||||||
| 8 | Baptist Church in Benton and a member of the American | ||||||
| 9 | Legion/Veterans of Foreign Wars in Benton and the Boccie Ball | ||||||
| 10 | Club in Benton; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, William Chaplain was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 12 | first wife, Mary Lou Peyton; his parents; his daughter, Leslie | ||||||
| 13 | Sue Chaplain; and his siblings, Jack Chaplain and Frances | ||||||
| 14 | Henry; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, William Chaplain is survived by his wife, Beverly | ||||||
| 16 | Chaplain; his children, William P. Chaplain, Todd (Dawn) | ||||||
| 17 | Andres, John (Hilda) Andres, and Holly (Brian) Wyant; his | ||||||
| 18 | grandchildren, William Gail Chaplain, Meredith (Rob) Ticer, | ||||||
| 19 | Alexa Wyant, Neal Andres, Nina Andres, and Adam Andres; and his | ||||||
| 20 | great-grandchild, Abigail Ticer; therefore, be it
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
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| 1 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 2 | family and friends, mourn the passing of William R. "Chatter" | ||||||
| 3 | Chaplain; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to the family of William Chaplain as an expression of | ||||||
| 6 | our sympathy.
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