Full Text of HR0189 94th General Assembly
HR0189 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of William | 4 |
| E. "Bill" Griffith of Bushnell on Wednesday, February 23, 2005; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, He was born on August 17, 1947, in Avon to Robert | 7 |
| L. and Evelyn Spangler Griffith; he married Linda Graham on | 8 |
| August 10, 1968, in Bushnell; he served his country as an | 9 |
| electronics technician in the U.S. Navy; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Griffith was service manager for Woodrums | 11 |
| Chevrolet Pontiac Cadillac in Macomb for 17 years; he later was | 12 |
| a commercial airline pilot for Midway Airlines from 1988 to | 13 |
| 1993; he managed Carthage Airport for two years and had flown | 14 |
| King Air airplanes for the State of Illinois for the last 10 | 15 |
| years; and
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| WHEREAS, His co-workers remember him as a man of many | 17 |
| talents, often able to fix their computers, and as one who | 18 |
| enjoyed life and always had a smile on his face; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, His passengers admired this calm, competent, and | 20 |
| confident pilot and deeply appreciated his never-failing | 21 |
| helpfulness and sunny personality; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of T.L. Pickett Lodge, AF&AM, and | 23 |
| Bushnell First Baptist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of William E. "Bill" Griffith has been | 25 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Linda; his mother, | 26 |
| Evelyn; his daughter, Christy Griffith; and his brother, Tom; | 27 |
| he was preceded in death by his father and a brother; | 28 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 |
| we mourn the passing of William E. "Bill" Griffith, and we | 4 |
| extend our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who | 5 |
| knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 8 |
| condolences during their time of bereavement.
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