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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Billy J. Doose of Milan, formerly of East
4Moline, who passed away on January 2, 2017; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Billy Doose was born in Amarillo, Texas to
6Lawrence and Agnes Crawford Doose on February 28, 1929; he
7married Carol Ball in Port Byron on July 16, 1983; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Billy Doose served in the United States Navy
9during World War II; he worked at John Deere Harvester Works as
10a steam hammer operator for 39 years, retiring in 1987; he
11later drove tours for the Harvester Works for another 12 years;
12and
 
13    WHEREAS, Billy Doose and his wife, Carol, were always ready
14to volunteer for a worthy cause; together they founded the
15Hampton Towne Crier Newspaper; he was a life member of AMVETS,
16and was Citizen of the Year in 2002; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Billy Doose was preceded in death by his parents
18and a brother, Kenneth Doose; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Billy Doose is survived by his wife, Carol; his
20children, Ronald (JoAnn) Doose, Darrell (Mel) Doose, Sharon

 

 

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1McBride, Glenn (Cindy) Ball, Randy (Cheryl) Ball, and Amy
2(John) Bechtel; his 12 grandchildren; his 16
3great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Donald Doose and
4Patricia Annett; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
7family and friends, mourn the passing of Billy J. Doose, and
8extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all
9who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the family of Billy Doose as an expression of our
12deepest sympathy.