Full Text of SR0186 101st 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 Stanley G. "Stan" Knearem of Cowden, who | 4 | | passed away on January 23, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Stan Knearem was born in Effingham to Donald and | 6 | | Lois (Doty) Knearem on August 29, 1945; he served on the Fort | 7 | | Bragg Rifle Team in the United States Army from 1968 until | 8 | | 1970; he married Marilou Wren in Shelbyville on May 29, 1968; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Stan Knearem was an insurance agent with Country | 11 | | Companies for 37 years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Stan Knearem was an active member of the Cowden | 13 | | community, as well as the surrounding communities; he served on | 14 | | the Cowden Fire Department and was previously the Mayor of | 15 | | Cowden; he was a member of the First Christian Church in | 16 | | Cowden, the American Legion of Herrick, Greenland Masonic Lodge | 17 | | #665 of Beecher City, and the Scottish Rite of Danville; he was | 18 | | a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Stan Knearem was preceded in death by his father, | 20 | | Donald Knearem; his mother and stepfather, Lois and Richard | 21 | | McGinness; his sister, Jackie Storm; and his brother-in-law, |
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| 1 | | Arnold Humphrey; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Stan Knearem is survived by his wife of 50 years, | 3 | | Marilou; his son, Rory Knearem; his grandsons, Derrick Knearem | 4 | | and Andrew Force; his brothers, Ken (Anita) Knearem and Mac | 5 | | (Dawn) McGinness; his sisters, Donna Kay Humphrey and Rose | 6 | | (Larry) Walker; his aunts, Rosalie Doty, Erna Doty, Linda | 7 | | Cunningham, and Sandy Anderson; his uncle, Roger (Patsy) Doty; | 8 | | and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Stanley G. "Stan" Knearem and extend our sincere condolences to | 12 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Stan Knearem as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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