Full Text of SR0082 94th General Assembly
SR0082 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Roy Dayton Wolfe of | 4 |
| Edwardsville on Wednesday, February 9, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born March 3, 1916, in Honey Point Township | 6 |
| in Macoupin County to Henry and Mabel (Barnes) Wolfe; he | 7 |
| married Edna Sedlacek on October 15, 1941, in Edwardsville; and
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| WHEREAS, A 1934 graduate of Gillespie High School, he had | 9 |
| been a resident of Edwardsville since 1939, when he established | 10 |
| Taylor's Taxi; he later worked at Western Cartridge, now Olin | 11 |
| Corp.; in January 1942, he joined the U.S. Army, trained at | 12 |
| Camp Polk, Louisiana, and Camp Cooke, California, and | 13 |
| maneuvered in the California desert before joining the Third | 14 |
| Armored Division as they went overseas, finishing training in | 15 |
| England; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Wolfe served in the European Theatre, landing | 17 |
| on Utah Beach in July 1944, serving with Gen. George Patton for | 18 |
| the duration of the war as combat infantryman in the Ninth | 19 |
| Armored Division; he saw action in Normandy, Luxembourg, | 20 |
| Belgium, and Germany; he fought in the Battle of the Bulge, | 21 |
| Rhineland, and central Europe until they met the Russian Army; | 22 |
| his platoon participated in the liberation of Buchenwald | 23 |
| concentration camp; and
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| WHEREAS, He spoke to many groups about his wartime | 25 |
| experiences; he received five campaign stars on the European | 26 |
| Theatre Ribbon and the Silver and Bronze Stars; returning home, | 27 |
| he went to work for Shell Oil, where he worked until retiring; | 28 |
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| WHEREAS, The 20-year Edwardsville Township trustee was a | 30 |
| 50-year member and past president of the Kiwanis club, |
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| Democratic Committeeman of Precinct 9 for 50 years, and a | 2 |
| member of the Muny Band board, Edwardsville Community | 3 |
| Foundation, and Edwardsville YMCA Century Club; he was also | 4 |
| active with the St. Louis Gateway Chapter Veterans of the | 5 |
| Battle of the Bulge, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1299, | 6 |
| American Legion Post 199, Sixth Armored Division Association, | 7 |
| Seventh Armored Division Association, Madison County | 8 |
| Democratic executive board, Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage | 9 |
| Foundation Inc., Township Officials of Illinois, Shell | 10 |
| Recreation Association, Friends of St. Louis Zoo Association, | 11 |
| and the Madison County Mental Health Clinic board; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Wolfe loved children, and one of his greatest | 13 |
| joys was being Santa Claus for children for many years; his | 14 |
| passing has been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, | 15 |
| Edna; his daughters, Sue Wolfe Ricker and Jana Wolfe; his | 16 |
| granddaughter, Courtney Ricker Black; his great-granddaughter, | 17 |
| Paige Elizabeth Black; his sisters, Geraldine Kennedy and Fern | 18 |
| Sexton; and his brother, Maynard Wolfe; he was preceded in | 19 |
| death by his parents; his son, Alan Roy; his brother, Russell | 20 |
| Wolfe; and his sister, Byrl Wolfe Griva; therefore, be it | 21 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 22 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 23 |
| Roy Dayton Wolfe, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 24 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 25 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 27 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 28 |
| condolences during their time of bereavement.
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