Full Text of SR0508 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 Ralph L. McCoy of Moline, who passed away | 4 | | on April 30, 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph McCoy was born in Letts, Iowa to Clarence | 6 | | and Delia Goodwin McCoy on July 12, 1926; he served in the | 7 | | United States Navy during World War II at age 17 and married | 8 | | Muriel Christensen in Moline on April 15, 1947; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ralph McCoy was a locomotive engineer for the | 10 | | Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad for 45 years and was | 11 | | a driver for MetroLINK for eight years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ralph McCoy enjoyed watching Westerns, going to | 13 | | the casino, watching his daughter perform in the Quad City | 14 | | Symphony, and eating biscuits and gravy from Flip's Pancake | 15 | | House; he was a fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Chicago Cubs, and | 16 | | the Chicago Bears; most of all he enjoyed spending time with | 17 | | his family, especially his grandchildren; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ralph McCoy was preceded in death by his wife, | 19 | | Muriel; his sisters, Verna and Wanda; his brother, Glen; and | 20 | | his grandson, Jeff VanOteghem; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ralph McCoy is survived by his children, Linda | 2 | | (Gary) VanOteghem, Robert (Margaret) McCoy, and Lesa (Thomas | 3 | | "Tim") Bishop; his grandchildren, Steven and David VanOteghem, | 4 | | Daniel McCoy, and Anna Elizabeth Bishop; his | 5 | | step-grandchildren, Matthew and Kristen Fitzpatrick, and Sam | 6 | | and Jody Fitzpatrick; his great-grandchildren, Alyssa, | 7 | | Jessica, Kyle, and Gabriella; his great-great-grandchildren, | 8 | | Eden, Lucy, and Avery; and his beloved dog, Trixie; therefore, | 9 | | be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Ralph L. McCoy, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Ralph McCoy as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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