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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Roscoe "Dallas" Davenport of Silvis, who 
4passed away on May 7, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Roscoe Davenport was born in Greene Township to  
6Roscoe Vance and Gladys Brown Davenport on April 17, 1939; he 
7served in the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1965 and 
8married Jeanne Sanquist on December 16, 1966; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Roscoe Davenport worked as a skilled tradesman for 
10J.I. Case in Bettendorf, Iowa for 23 years; he also worked at 
11the Rock Island Arsenal for several years before retiring in 
121995; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Roscoe Davenport was a member of United 
14Presbyterian Church and the Moline American Legion Post No. 
15246;  he was an avid fan of the Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, and 
16the Fighting Illini; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Roscoe Davenport was preceded in death by his 
18parents; his two sisters, Marilyn Smith and Martha Thorp; and 
19his two brothers, Charles and Benjamin Davenport; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Roscoe Davenport is survived by his wife, Jeanne; 
 
 
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1his daughters, Denise (Greg) Hiner and Danielle Davenport; his 
2three step-grandchildren, Anthony (Norrine) Hiner, Brett 
3Hiner, and Cara (Daniel) Harksen; his two sisters, Mildred 
4Price and Dorothy (Daryl) Lemon; his  brother, Robert (Joanne) 
5Davenport; and several nieces, nephews, and grand-animals; 
6therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Roscoe "Dallas" Davenport, and extend our sincere condolences 
10to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
11it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  Roscoe Davenport as an expression of 
14our deepest sympathy.