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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of William H. Potts, Sr. of Bartlett, who 
4passed away on May 30, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, William Potts, Sr. was born on March 14, 1927; he 
6was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War with the 
7187th Airborne, and served in the coast guard for 2  years after 
8being honorably discharged; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, William Potts, Sr. was superintendent for the 
10Rockford Paper Mill until retirement; he also worked for the 
11City of Elgin; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, William Potts, Sr. was a life member of the 
13Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the American Legion; 
14and
  
 
  
15    WHEREAS, William Potts, Sr. was the beloved husband of the 
16late Yvonne (nee Johnson); the loving father of William H. 
17Potts, Jr. and Susan (Brian) Hurst; the proud grandfather of 
18William H. Potts, III (Donna), Waylon J. (Katy) Potts, Lucas M. 
19(Stefanie) Potts, Justin Hurst, Brianna Hurst, and Zachary 
20Hurst; and the cherished great-grandfather of William H. Potts, 
21IV, Nicholas Potts, Faith Potts, Carl Potts, and Isaac Potts; 
 
 
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1therefore, be it
  
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
4William H. Potts, Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to 
5his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
6further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to the family of William Potts, Sr. as an expression 
9of our deepest sympathy.