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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Miles Ellsworth Wallingford, who passed 
4away on November 15, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Miles Wallingford was born in East Moline on March 
623, 1919 to Warder and Ida Wallingford; he served in the United 
7States Navy as a storekeeper during World War II from 1943 to 
81945 on Midway Island; he married Eleanor Anderson on September  
926, 1953 in Moline; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Miles Wallingford worked at the Rock Island 
11Arsenal, the Roy Roth Pump Company, and Rock Island Lines, 
12where he worked as a switchman and served as a union 
13representative; he served on the Carbon Cliff Village Board, 
14the TIF Committee, the School Board, and was a volunteer 
15fireman and Optimist Club member; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Miles Wallingford loved life, family, friends, 
17music, reading, playing cards, repairing cars, lawn mowers, and 
18anything mechanical; he also loved nature, hunting, fishing, 
19and gardening; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Miles Wallingford was preceded in death by his 
21wife, Eleanor; his parents, Ida and Warder Wallingford; his 
 
 
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1sisters, Mary Brown and Winifred Roth; and several wonderful 
2relatives and friends; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Miles Wallingford is survived by his children, 
4Gene (Ann) Reiling, Penny (Lee Seitelman) Wallingford, and 
5Minetta (David I. Rubin) Wallingford; his grandchildren, 
6Brielle Seitelman, Victoria Seitelman, and Katie Seitelman; 
7his siblings, Kathleen DeRoo and Richard Wallingford (Helen); 
8his great friend, Linda Bredberg, who was like family; and the 
9many other close friends and relatives who loved him; 
10therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13Miles Ellsworth Wallingford, and extend our sincere 
14condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
15him; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to  the family of  Miles Wallingford as an expression 
18of our deepest sympathy.