Full Text of SR1305 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 William J. Skaggs of Moline, who passed | 4 | | away on January 10, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Skaggs was born in Davenport, Iowa on March | 6 | | 15, 1934; he was adopted by Mabel and Earl Skaggs; his mother | 7 | | later married Leroy "Red" Thiessin; he graduated from United | 8 | | Township High School, where he played sports; then enlisted in | 9 | | the United States Army during the Korean War; he was stationed | 10 | | in Japan as a radar technician for three years; after he | 11 | | returned from Japan, he married Audrey Funderburgh; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bill Skaggs worked at the former Illinois Bell | 13 | | Telephone Company as an installer and repairman; he retired | 14 | | after 39 years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bill Skaggs was a member of the Telephone | 16 | | Pioneers, where he held office and was active in all volunteer | 17 | | activities; he was especially proud of repairing "talking | 18 | | books" for the blind for the National Library Service; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bill Skaggs enjoyed bowling, most often on the | 20 | | same team as his son, Jim; he coached his daughter in softball | 21 | | and his sons in baseball and basketball; he rarely missed a |
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| 1 | | game, and he and his wife enjoyed traveling to out-of-town | 2 | | games; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Bill Skaggs is survived by his wife, Audrey; his | 4 | | children, Jim (Mindy) Skaggs, Sheila Gay-Skaggs, Paul (Robin) | 5 | | Skaggs, and Steve Skaggs; his 12 grandchildren; and his nine | 6 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | William J. Skaggs and extend our sincere condolences to his | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Bill Skaggs as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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