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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 Paul "Bill" Manning of Champaign, |
| 4 | | who passed away on August 4, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Manning was born on April 15, 1940 in |
| 6 | | Homer; his parents were Wilbur T. and Nora B. Manning; after |
| 7 | | his mother passed away, he was then adopted by Mary L. Manning |
| 8 | | and his father; he married Janet S. Sanders on October 17, |
| 9 | | 1959; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, William Manning graduated from St. Joseph High |
| 11 | | School on May 27, 1958 and continued his education at Champaign |
| 12 | | Commercial College; he also attended Parkland College to |
| 13 | | strengthen his knowledge in accounting; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, William Manning worked at the Clifford-Jacobs |
| 15 | | Forging Company, the Bacon and Van Buskirk Glass Company, and |
| 16 | | the University of Illinois Student Financial Aid Office for 47 |
| 17 | | years; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, William Manning served on the board of directors |
| 19 | | of the Champaign County Association for the Mentally Challenged |
| 20 | | as treasurer and was instrumental in opening the first group |
| 21 | | home in Champaign for people with disabilities; he was on the |
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| 1 | | Champaign County Regional Planning Commission and the |
| 2 | | Community Action Board; he was also a member of the Carle |
| 3 | | Hospital Auxiliary and the University Club; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, William Manning traveled to Honduras and Africa on |
| 5 | | many mission trips; one of his mission trips included serving |
| 6 | | 19 days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo helping to |
| 7 | | construct a water retention system; in Honduras, he served at |
| 8 | | an orphanage and helped to build furniture for the children; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, William Manning was a member of First Baptist |
| 11 | | Church of Champaign at Savoy; he served as youth counselor, |
| 12 | | deacon, elder, and treasurer, and taught youth, adult and |
| 13 | | special education Sunday school; he also served the children at |
| 14 | | First Baptist Church in the Awana program and vacation Bible |
| 15 | | school; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, William Manning enjoyed traveling, dancing, |
| 17 | | bowling, and playing bridge; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, William Manning was preceded in death by his son, |
| 19 | | Jeff; his brother, James A. Manning; his sister, Doris (Don) |
| 20 | | Wolf; and his parents; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, William Manning is survived by his wife, Janet; |
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| 1 | | his sister, Lois E. (Chuck) Sadler; his nieces and nephews, |
| 2 | | Steve and Donna Sadler, Linda and Jim Riggs, and Matt and |
| 3 | | Claire Mullis; his great-nieces and great-nephews, Spencer and |
| 4 | | Sam Sadler, Susan, Kristen, Jeremy Wise, and Deana Sadler, and |
| 5 | | Olivia and Hannah Mullis; his sister-in-law, Carol (Dan) |
| 6 | | Mullis; and his unofficial adopted family, Jared and Julianne |
| 7 | | Webber and their children, Christoff, Megan, Kade, Mia, and |
| 8 | | Caleb; therefore, be it
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| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of William Paul "Bill" |
| 12 | | Manning; and be it further
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 14 | | presented to the family of William Manning as an expression of |
| 15 | | our sympathy.
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