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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Clayton Lee Hale of rural Roberts, who 
4passed away on February 12, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Clayton Hale was born on August 26, 1988 in Gibson 
6City; his parents were Larry and Diana Eppelheimer Hale; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Clayton Hale graduated from Paxton-Buckley-Loda 
8High School in 2007; he was a member of the school's FFA 
9chapter; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Clayton Hale began working for the True Value 
11Hardware Store in Paxton during his senior year of high school; 
12he continued to work there until 2013; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Clayton Hale was a member of the First United 
14Methodist Church of Paxton; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Clayton Hale was fascinated by trains and enjoyed 
16watching them as they went through town; he had a great 
17enthusiasm for hunting and fishing; he also enjoyed classic 
18cars and was a friend and fan of Tom Meents and his "Max-D"; 
19and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Clayton Hale was preceded in death by his 
2grandfathers and a brother, Lucas Hale; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Clayton Hale is survived by his parents; 2 
4brothers, Jade Tavenner and Corey (Dawn) Tavenner; his maternal 
5grandmother, Mildred Eppelheimer; and his paternal 
6grandmother, Lena Camp; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, The City of Paxton will dedicate the walk bridge 
8over the Canadian National Railroad tracks in Paxton in memory 
9of Clayton Hale; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
12family and friends, mourn the passing of Clayton Lee Hale; and 
13be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of Clayton Hale as an expression of our 
16sympathy.