Full Text of SR0511 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 Lawrence J. Coussens of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on May 6, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Coussens was born in Rock Island to | 6 | | Albert D. and Elizabeth (Muylle) Coussens on September 25, | 7 | | 1926; he served in the United States Navy and married Norma | 8 | | Jean Biscontine at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rock Island | 9 | | on October 10, 1953; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Coussens was employed as a machinist at | 11 | | the Rock Island Arsenal for 35 years, retiring in 1984; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Coussens was a member of St. Mary | 13 | | Catholic Church in Moline; he enjoyed boxing movies, collecting | 14 | | miniature vintage cars, and gardening; he loved family | 15 | | gatherings and was a member of American Legion Post 246 in | 16 | | Moline; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Coussens was preceded in death by his | 18 | | parents; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Coussens is survived by his wife, Norma; | 20 | | his children, Denise (Dale) Standard, Jeff (Heather) Coussens, |
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| 1 | | and Annette (Mark) Drobushevich; his grandchildren, Emily | 2 | | (Chad) Brownfield, Adam (Saki) Stone, Jessy Bartz, Ben Bartz, | 3 | | Ava Coussens, and Chase Coussens; and his first | 4 | | great-grandchild, Stone, expected in the fall; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Lawrence J. Coussens, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Lawrence Coussens as an expression | 12 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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