Full Text of SR0269 94th General Assembly
SR0269 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 regret of the death of Ralph L. Franklin of | 4 |
| Caseyville, formerly of Washington Park, on Sunday, August 21, | 5 |
| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born June 8, 1922, in Rockwood to Charles | 7 |
| and Faye, nee Murden, Franklin; he valiantly served his country | 8 |
| as a member of the U.S. Army during World War II; he served in | 9 |
| Burma, India, and was a member of the Caseyville VFW Post 6372; | 10 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Franklin was very politically active and was | 12 |
| on the Board of Trustees in Washington Park for 30 years and | 13 |
| served as Mayor of Washington Park from 1975 to 1988; he | 14 |
| retired as a car man from Penn Central Railroad, where he | 15 |
| worked for 40 years and was a member of the Railroad Retirees | 16 |
| Club; he was President of his beloved union, TWA 2037, for 27 | 17 |
| years; he worked part-time for Central Hardware, Sears | 18 |
| Hardware, and he also worked for the East St. Louis Health | 19 |
| Department; and
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| WHEREAS, He gave much love and strength to his family, | 21 |
| church, and community; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 | 23 |
| years, Shirley J., nee Champ, Franklin; his daughter who died | 24 |
| in infancy, Patricia Franklin; his grandson who died in | 25 |
| infancy, Christopher Jerome; his granddaughter-in-law, Julie | 26 |
| Grzyb; his parents, Charles and Faye, nee Murden, Franklin; his | 27 |
| brother and his wife, Alvin and Helen, nee Brock, Franklin; his | 28 |
| son-in-law, Walter "Lucky" Grzyb; his mother-in-law, Martha, | 29 |
| nee Cowens, Hazel; his sister-in-law, Delores, nee Benson, | 30 |
| Franklin; and his brother-in-law, Henry Coppotelli; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Ralph Franklin has been deeply felt | 2 |
| by many, especially his children, Carol Ann Grzyb, Ron | 3 |
| (Shirley) Franklin, Chris (Michelle) Franklin, and Angel | 4 |
| (Robert) Phillips; his grandchildren, Julie (Jim) Schneider, | 5 |
| Michael (Wyvonne) Grzyb, Jennifer (Donte) Harris, Scott | 6 |
| (Linda) Franklin, Ronnie (Deanna) Franklin, Brian (Angel) | 7 |
| Franklin, Ashley Franklin, Brandon Franklin, Brittany | 8 |
| Franklin, Kristi Luna, Sara Luna, and Cody Luna; his | 9 |
| great-grandchildren, Alex Schneider, Michael Grzyb, Tony | 10 |
| Grzyb, Donte Harris II, Hayden Franklin, and Haleigh Franklin; | 11 |
| his sister, Juanita Coppotelli; and his brother, Charles A. | 12 |
| Franklin; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 |
| Ralph L. Franklin, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 20 |
| sympathy.
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