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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 C. "Bill" Conro, Jr. of |
| 4 | | Hampshire, who passed away on January 12, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Conro, Jr. was born in Hampshire to |
| 6 | | William and Delia (nee Herrmann) Conro on January 9, 1927; he |
| 7 | | graduated from Hampshire High School in 1944 and enlisted in |
| 8 | | the United States Navy; during World War II, he served in the |
| 9 | | Pacific Theater as a motor machinist mate; he married Anita |
| 10 | | "Sis" Petersen on January 26, 1949; following his wife's |
| 11 | | passing, he married Carol Herrmann on October 19, 1992; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, William Conro, Jr. worked for over 40 years for |
| 13 | | Swift & Company, an ice cream distributor, in sales and as a |
| 14 | | driver; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, William Conro, Jr. was supportive of his community |
| 16 | | and served the Township senior citizens as a volunteer driver |
| 17 | | of the senior bus; he had been a member of the Hampshire Lions |
| 18 | | Club and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8043; he received |
| 19 | | the Earl Engel Award in 2011 for his community service; he was |
| 20 | | a lifelong member of the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church |
| 21 | | and served on the parish board and as a member of the Catholic |
| 22 | | Order of Foresters; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, William Conro, Jr. was the basketball coach at the |
| 2 | | St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School for 18 years; he loved |
| 3 | | basketball and was an avid fan of the Hampshire Whip-Purs and |
| 4 | | the Fighting Illini; he enjoyed taking many trips over the |
| 5 | | years with friends to the Illinois State High School Basketball |
| 6 | | Finals; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, William Conro, Jr. was preceded in death by his |
| 8 | | parents; his first wife, Anita; his son, Kim; his brother, |
| 9 | | Jerry (Lois) Conro; and 2 sisters in infancy; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, William Conro, Jr. is survived by his wife, Carol; |
| 11 | | his sons, Mark (Tammi) and Sam (Domenica); his daughter, Wendy |
| 12 | | Harries; his 8 grandchildren, Jonathan (Monica) Conro, |
| 13 | | Benjamin (Gwen) Conro, Sammy (Kristin) Conro, Kevin Conro, |
| 14 | | Trisha Conro, Tina (Ron) Bass, Devin Harries, and Emily |
| 15 | | Harries; his 2 stepdaughters, Barbara (Doug) Goff and Laurie |
| 16 | | (John, Jr.) Rich; his 18 great-grandchildren; his sister, |
| 17 | | Elaine (Eugene) Diedrick; and several nieces and nephews; |
| 18 | | therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | William C. "Bill" Conro, Jr., and extend our sincere |
| 22 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |