Full Text of SR0267 100th 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 Roger J. King of Harvard, who passed away | 4 | | on February 20, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Roger King was born in Harvard to Thomas J. and | 6 | | Mary (Gleason) King Sr. on March 18, 1928; he attended the King | 7 | | School and graduated from Harvard High School; he joined the | 8 | | United States Army on November 9, 1950 and began working with | 9 | | the Transportation Railway Operating Battalion as a Private | 10 | | First Class; he served for two years during the Korean War; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Roger King worked as a conductor for Metra until | 12 | | his retirement in 1989; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Roger King enjoyed golfing and square dancing; he | 14 | | was an avid reader of various newspapers and enjoyed watching | 15 | | the Chicago Cubs; he was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic | 16 | | Church, the VFW, and the Harvard Moose Lodge; he was active in | 17 | | all veteran activities and was chosen to take part in the Honor | 18 | | Flight to Washington, D.C.; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Roger King was preceded in death by his parents | 20 | | and his siblings, Thomas J. (Nitchie) King, Roseanne (Walter) | 21 | | Schultz, Frank King, and Irene (John) Brennan; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Roger King is survived by his sister-in-law, | 2 | | Eileen King; numerous nieces and nephews; many great-nieces and | 3 | | nephews; and many friends; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Roger J. King, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Roger King as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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