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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 Dearl Morris of Peoria, who passed away |
4 | | on September 29, 2014; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Dearl Morris was born in Grantsburg on December |
6 | | 19, 1926 to Roy E. and Minnie V. (nee Nelson) Morris; he served |
7 | | in the United States Navy during World War II; he married Norma |
8 | | M. Saltsman in Peoria on July 5, 1947; after the passing of his |
9 | | first wife, he married Julia G. Smith on September 23, 1989 in |
10 | | Chillicothe; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Dearl Morris worked for Caterpillar, Inc. for 40 |
12 | | years, retiring in February of 1985 as the Worldwide |
13 | | Foodservice Manager; in recognition of his excellence in the |
14 | | foodservice industry, he was awarded the prestigious Silver |
15 | | Plate Award from the International Foodservice Manufacturers |
16 | | Association on May 22, 1978; he was also a founding member of |
17 | | the Heart of Illinois Restaurant Association; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Dearl Morris continued his |
19 | | hobby of making homemade chocolates for friends and family; his |
20 | | expertise and creativity became known in the Peoria area over |
21 | | the years, and in December of 2005 he was featured in a Peoria |
22 | | Journal Star article naming him "Peoria's Candyman"; and
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