Full Text of SR0696 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Ronald J. Welch of Moline, who passed | 4 | | away on June 22, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Welch was born on December 11, 1926 in | 6 | | Buffalo Prairie; his parents were James and Ella Beard Welch; | 7 | | he married Darlene VanDeVelde on September 25, 1948 in Moline; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Welch served his country as a member of the | 10 | | United States Marine Corps during World War II, serving 18 | 11 | | months in the Pacific theatre; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Welch retired from the Illinois State | 13 | | Police as a trooper in 1979 after many years of service; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Welch was a member of St. Mary's Catholic | 15 | | Church in Moline, the Friends Circle Club, Veterans of Foreign | 16 | | Wars Post 2153, and the Moline and Retired State Troopers | 17 | | Associations; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Welch was an avid golfer and had several | 19 | | holes in one; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Welch was preceded in death by his wife, | 2 | | Darlene; a daughter, Cynthia Camery; a brother, Bernard; and 4 | 3 | | sisters, Wilma, Maxine, Martha, and Phyllis; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Welch is survived by a son, Michael (Linda) | 5 | | Welch; a son-in-law, William Camery; 4 grandchildren, Michelle | 6 | | Welch Gemignani, Kelly (Lenny) Young, Mark (Elizabeth) | 7 | | Stewart, and Nathan Camery; 4 great-grandchildren, Keeley, | 8 | | Peter, Zachary, and Xander; and a special friend, Rose | 9 | | Berhenke; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 12 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Ronald J. Welch; and | 13 | | be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Ronald Welch as an expression of our | 16 | | sympathy.
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