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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 Andrew M. "Andy" Batchelor of Alton, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on November 29, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Andrew Batchelor was born in Alton on October 20, | ||||||
| 6 | 1949 to Clarence D. and Dorothy (nee Mitchell) Batchelor; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Andrew Batchelor was the owner and operator of | ||||||
| 8 | Andy's Auto Body for over 40 years, retiring in 2007; in | ||||||
| 9 | retirement, he began raising chickens and gardening produce, | ||||||
| 10 | popcorn, and Christmas trees; he donated much of what he | ||||||
| 11 | produced to the local crisis center to benefit those in need; | ||||||
| 12 | and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Andrew Batchelor was a former member of Cherry | ||||||
| 14 | Street Baptist Church in Alton, a board member of the Boy | ||||||
| 15 | Scouts of America, a trustee for Foster Township, and a regular | ||||||
| 16 | volunteer in his community; he was a lifelong St. Louis | ||||||
| 17 | Cardinals fan and was proud of his rural farm roots; he enjoyed | ||||||
| 18 | writing and was a regular contributor to the Alton Telegraph; | ||||||
| 19 | he also enjoyed spending time with his children and | ||||||
| 20 | grandchildren; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Andrew Batchelor was preceded in death by his | ||||||
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| 1 | parents; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Andrew Batchelor is survived by his wife of 44 | ||||||
| 3 | years, Nancy (Miller); his 2 children, Jennifer (Troy) DeFranco | ||||||
| 4 | and Mark (Tara) Batchelor; his 4 grandchildren, Madisyn and | ||||||
| 5 | Devin DeFranco and Paige and Maggie Batchelor; his sister, | ||||||
| 6 | Bonita (Marvin) Mosby; his 2 brothers, Stephen (Barbara) | ||||||
| 7 | Batchelor and David (Dianna) Batchelor; his sister-in-law, | ||||||
| 8 | Carol (Victor) Palomino; his brother-in-law, Gary Miller; his | ||||||
| 9 | nieces and nephews, Christy (Robertson) and Michal Mosby, | ||||||
| 10 | Stacey (Ripp), Dana (Redman) and Matt Batchelor, Tara and Aaron | ||||||
| 11 | Batchelor, and Catye and Jeff Palomino; and many great nieces | ||||||
| 12 | and nephews and extended family members; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Andrew M. "Andy" Batchelor, and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 16 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 17 | it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Andrew Batchelor as an expression of | ||||||
| 20 | our deepest sympathy.
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