Full Text of SR1037 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 Virgil L. "Sarge" Cochran of Silvis, who | 4 | | passed away on February 10, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Cochran was born to Grady and Artie (Pitts) | 6 | | Cochran in Moline on August 14, 1929; Virgil married the love | 7 | | of his life, Betty McDaniel, in Hernando, Mississippi on | 8 | | February 18, 1952; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Cochran joined the United States Marine | 10 | | Corps (USMC) in July, 1946; he held the honor of being a WWII, | 11 | | Korean War, and Vietnam War veteran; during his military | 12 | | career, he was a crew chief and aircraft mechanic; Virgil | 13 | | retired as Gunnery Sargeant E-6 from the USMC in 1966 after | 14 | | serving his country with honor for 20 years; he was extremely | 15 | | proud of his military service; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Upon military retirement, Virgil Cochran and his | 17 | | family moved to Silvis; there, Virgil worked for John Deere | 18 | | Harvester as an instrument test mechanic for the Product | 19 | | Engineering Division, retiring in 1989 after 23 years of | 20 | | service; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Cochran was a member of the IAM, American |
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| 1 | | Legion Post 227, and, most importantly, the Thursday morning | 2 | | East Moline Maid-Rite Marine Corps coffee group; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Cochran exemplified the Marine Corps | 4 | | saying "Semper Fi, always faithful" in his life; he will be | 5 | | fondly remembered as being sweet, kind, lovable, and | 6 | | understanding; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Cochran was preceded in death by his | 8 | | parents, Grady and Artie (Pitts) Cochran; and his wife, Betty | 9 | | (McDaniel) Cochran; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Cochran is survived by his children, | 11 | | William (Tamara) Cochran, Michael (Deb) Cochran, Brenda (Carl) | 12 | | Johnson, and Lisa Cochran; his grandchildren, Erin Cochran | 13 | | (Jayson Johnson), Laura (Dominic) Carlson, Jesse (Lindsay) | 14 | | Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Perry (Kristen) Johnson; his sister, | 15 | | Betty Davidson; his nephew, Gary (Laurie) Davidson; and his | 16 | | nieces, Diane (Rick) Maier and Karyn (Greg) Griffiths; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 20 | | Virgil L. "Sarge" Cochran and extend our sincere
condolences to | 21 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 2 | | presented to the family of Virgil Cochran as an expression of
| 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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