Full Text of SR0922 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 Archie L. McKelvie of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on September 16, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie was born in Alexis to Archie Logan | 6 | | and Fern McKelvie on September 20, 1925; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie served in the United States Army | 8 | | during World War II and the Korean War; during World War II, he | 9 | | served in Europe with the Third Army, 80th Division Company G | 10 | | 317th Infantry; he was awarded three overseas Service Bars, the | 11 | | European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with 4 Bronze | 12 | | Battle Stars - Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and | 13 | | Central Europe - plus the Purple Heart and the World War II | 14 | | Victory Medal; he was wounded at Eolschuiller, France on | 15 | | November 26, 1944; during the Korean War he served with the | 16 | | 399th Ordnance Battalion, a unit comprised of men from the | 17 | | Quad-City area; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie worked for the U.S. Army Weapons | 19 | | Command at the Rock Island Arsenal for over 30 years; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie was a member of the Two Rivers | 21 | | Methodist Church for over seven decades; he was also a Mason, a |
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| 1 | | Shriner, and a member of the VFW, the American Legion, and the | 2 | | Moose and Elks Clubs; he was a member of the Sons of the | 3 | | American Revolution and was the descendant of over 16 | 4 | | Revolutionary Patriots; both of his grandfathers served in | 5 | | Illinois volunteer units during the Civil War; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie enjoyed music and singing; he was | 7 | | a member of his church choir for many decades and active in | 8 | | several barbershop quartet groups; he participated in many | 9 | | musical competitions, most notably the CASI Senior Olympics, | 10 | | winning many awards; he was honored to have been named to their | 11 | | Hall of Fame; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie was preceded in death by his | 13 | | parents and his siblings, Jane Pempek, Clyde Raymond McKelvie, | 14 | | and Joan Deuger; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie is survived by his sons, Ronald, | 16 | | Robert, and Daniel; his grandchildren, Kevin and Eric McKelvie | 17 | | and Jennifer Fielder; six great-grandchildren; his longtime | 18 | | companion, June Britton; and his brother-in-law, Don Deuger; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Archie L. McKelvie, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Archie McKelvie as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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