Full Text of SR0600 95th General Assembly
SR0600 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Tom "Tom Cat" Eickelman of Benton, who | 4 |
| tragically passed away on March 10, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Tom Eickelman was born on January 31, 1960 in | 6 |
| Miner's Hospital in Christopher; he was the beloved son of | 7 |
| Francis "Eick" and JoAnn (Burtoft) Eickelman; he married Kathy | 8 |
| Kelley on July 29, 1983; and
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| WHEREAS, Tom Eickelman worked as a heavy equipment operator | 10 |
| for 20 years; he was employed with Midwest Excavating in Benton | 11 |
| for the past 12 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Tom Eickelman was a member of International | 13 |
| Operating Engineers Local 318, the Ancient Free and Accepted | 14 |
| Masons of Illinois, and the Sesser-Goode Lodge 744; he was of | 15 |
| the Methodist faith; and
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| WHEREAS, Tom Eickelman was well known for his love of the | 17 |
| outdoors and hunting; he served as president of the Franklin | 18 |
| County Ducks Unlimited for five years and was an avid supporter | 19 |
| and organizer of various wildlife events and local wildlife | 20 |
| organizations; he also enjoyed his new Harley-Davidson | 21 |
| motorcycle and, most of all, his family, friends, and only |
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| grandson, Landon McKee; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Tom Eickelman was preceded in death by his | 3 |
| maternal grandparents, Pete and Fay Burtoft; his paternal | 4 |
| grandparents, Grover and Beulah Eickelman; and his | 5 |
| mother-in-law, Shirley Kelley; and
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| WHEREAS, Tom Eickelman is survived by his wife, Kathy | 7 |
| Eickelman; his daughter and son-in-law, Mandy and Ryan McKee; | 8 |
| his grandson, Landon McKee; his parents; his brother and | 9 |
| sister-in-law, Tim and Kindra Eickelman; his nephew, Josh | 10 |
| Eickelman; his niece, Jordan Eickelman; and his father-in-law, | 11 |
| Dean Kelley; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Tom "Tom Cat" Eickelman; | 15 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Tom "Tom Cat" Eickelman as an | 18 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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