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| | SR0519 | | LRB103 34745 LAW 64594 r |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of William "Bil" Ford Jr. of Geneseo, |
| 4 | | formerly of East Moline, who passed away on October 5, 2023; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bil Ford was born to William and Opal Henderson |
| 7 | | Ford Sr. in Detroit, Michigan on November 9, 1937; he served in |
| 8 | | the 8th Armored Victory Division, Company C, 81st Medium Tank |
| 9 | | Battalion of the U.S. Army and was stationed in Japan; he |
| 10 | | married Nancy J. Lincke in Rock Island on November 21, 1958, |
| 11 | | and she preceded him in death on June 13, 2009; he was a |
| 12 | | graduate of the FBI Academy; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bil Ford retired as a lieutenant from the East |
| 14 | | Moline Police Department; he later became a realtor, selling |
| 15 | | real estate in Arizona with his wife; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bil Ford was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 17 | | his twin children, Darbey and Terri; his child, Colleen Ford; |
| 18 | | and his sister, Dorothy; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bil Ford is survived by his children, Steve Ford |
| 20 | | and Kellie (Philip Thiel) Van Meter-Thiel; his grandchildren, |
| 21 | | Shannon, Brandon, Joann Jean, and Travis; his |