Full Text of SR0692 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 Earl H. Thomas, formerly of Spring Grove, | 4 | | who passed away on June 17, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Earl Thomas was the youngest and last surviving | 6 | | child of 10 children born to William H. and Ella Enright | 7 | | Thomas; he served in the 43rd Division of the United States | 8 | | Army in the Philippines and Japan during World War II; he was | 9 | | joined in marriage to Virginia Wilhelm for 51 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Earl Thomas had a wide range of experiences, | 11 | | including farm life in Iowa and Wisconsin, dairy delivery in | 12 | | McHenry and Hinsdale, and insurance sales with MetLife; his | 13 | | experience with dairy delivery and MetLife resulted in a | 14 | | perfect knowledge of all roads in the area; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Earl Thomas was a longtime and active member of | 16 | | Mount Hope United Methodist Church in Johnsburg; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Earl Thomas was preceded in death by his first | 18 | | wife, Virginia; he and Virginia had two children, William | 19 | | (Marianne) and Patricia (Richard) Thompson; four | 20 | | grandchildren, Christiane (Ralph) Sorenson, Laura (Keith) | 21 | | Murray, Diana (Raymond) Zakrzwski, and John (Denise) Thompson; |
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| 1 | | and five great-grandchildren, Ella and Ethan Murray and Thomas, | 2 | | Mark, and Michael Zakrzwski; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Earl Thomas was later married to Mary Hedge for 24 | 4 | | years and is survived by her many beloved children, | 5 | | grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Earl H. Thomas, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Earl Thomas as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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