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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Paul "Ponyo" Parks of East Moline, who 
4passed away on October 3, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Paul Parks was born on April 21, 1944 in Preston, 
6Mississippi; his parents were Walter Boyd and Rubie Parks; he 
7married Sharon Turner on October 11, 1962 in Moline; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Paul Parks graduated from Davenport Central High 
9School, where he was a member of both the football and track 
10teams; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Paul Parks proudly served in the United States 
12Marine Corps, where he achieved the rank of corporal and served 
13as a contract surveillance specialist for Camp Pendleton; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Paul Parks loved to race cars and was a NHRA 
15member; he won many awards and trophies from multiple Midwest 
16raceways; he also loved westerns, which were always tuned in on 
17his TV; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Paul Parks was preceded in death by his parents; 
19his son, Paul Parks, Jr.; and his grandparents, Willie and 
20Nelly Parks; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Paul Parks is survived by his wife, Sharon Parks; 
2his daughter, Shirrelle (Cecil Jackson) Jones; his son, Mark 
3Parks; his siblings, Wydell Boyd, Judy Boyd-Hillebrand, and 
4Warren Boyd; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and 
5many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
8family and friends, mourn the passing of Paul "Ponyo" Parks; 
9and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Paul Parks as an expression of our 
12sympathy.