093_SR0042
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Leland R.
4 "Shorty" Parr of Carlinville on Wednesday, January 29, 2002;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Parr was born January 8, 1929 in Taylorville
7 to Roy and Mae Corzine Parr; he married Alice Kendall on May
8 5, 1950 in Brunswick, Maine; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Parr graduated in 1947 from Taylorville High
10 School; he was a U.S. Navy veteran; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Parr was a former operator of Carlinville
12 Dairy Queen, head of maintenance at the USDA office in
13 Carlinville and also the Illinois Drivers Examination Station
14 in Carlinville, and a former Carlinville city treasurer; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Parr was active in several community
16 organizations; he was past president of Pana and Carlinville
17 Lions Clubs, a recipient of the Lions Melvin Jones Fellow
18 Award, and a 40 year member of the Carlinville Football Chain
19 Gang; and
20 WHEREAS, The passing of Leland Parr has been deeply felt,
21 especially by his wife, Alice; his son, Steve Parr; his
22 several cousins; and his many friends; therefore, be it
23 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
24 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
25 of Leland R. "Shorty" Parr and offer our sincerest
26 condolences to his family and friends; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to the family of Leland R. Parr with our deepest
29 sympathy.