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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Paul |
4 | | Vernon "Skipper" Bishop, CLU, ChFC, of Olney, who passed away |
5 | | on March 15, 2014; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Paul Bishop was born in Harco on September 6, 1946 |
7 | | to Vollie and Mary Ann (nee Griffiths) Bishop; he attended |
8 | | Equality schools throughout his childhood and graduated from |
9 | | Equality High School in 1964; he married Susie Crayne in 1965 |
10 | | and graduated with a bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois |
11 | | University in Carbondale in 1968; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Paul Bishop was a dedicated employee of Country |
13 | | Companies (Country Financial) for 39 years, working as an |
14 | | agent, manager, district director, vice-president, and as |
15 | | senior vice-president; along the way he received a number of |
16 | | awards and supervised and mentored agents and managers |
17 | | throughout the United States; he retired in 2011; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Paul Bishop was an avid fan of the Illini, Chicago |
19 | | Cubs, and Chicago Bears; he enjoyed fishing, hunting at |
20 | | Cave-in-Rock, golfing, playing cards, family trips, mushroom |
21 | | hunting, and fish frying for family and friends; and
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