SR0626 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of William H. "Bill" McCue of Springfield, who passed away on February 18, 2012; and

WHEREAS, He was born September 28, 1925, the son of Bernard and Erma McCue; he graduated from Riverton High School, attended Springfield Junior College, and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1949; and

WHEREAS, William McCue married Joan Parrish on May 5th, 1951; and

WHEREAS, He placed among the top 8 in the nation for the Certified Public Accountant examination in November, 1952; he served in the United States Army, achieving the rank of Sergeant, from 1944 to 1946, in both the European and Pacific Theaters; he worked and later became a senior partner in the CPA firm of Meyer and VanMeter; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Dorothy; and

WHEREAS, William McCue is survived by his wife; his daughters, Cynthia J. (husband Lonz) Spears, Christina McCue, and Cheryl Hinrichs; his grandsons, Bill, Justin, Jason, and Corey; his three great-grandsons; his niece, Kay Bell; and his cousins, William Kamm and Nancy Peters; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of William McCue; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of William McCue as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.