Full Text of SR1397 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 Steven Wade Evans of Mt. Pulaski, who | 4 | | passed away on August 29, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steven Evans was born in Bloomington to Roy A. and | 6 | | Patricia (Wade) Evans on June 7, 1946; he served four years in | 7 | | the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War aboard the U.S.S. Brownson | 8 | | and two years in the Navy Reserve in Bloomington; he earned | 9 | | multiple Bronze Stars and medals for his bravery and service; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Steven Evans worked for Bridgestone | 12 | | Firestone/America OTR for 33 years, as both a supervisor and | 13 | | tire builder; he was seen as a leader and known for his strong | 14 | | work ethic; he was a role model and friend to countless younger | 15 | | employees, mentoring them in many ways; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Steven Evans retired in 2003 and extended his love | 17 | | of being a devoted father into being a dedicated grandfather; | 18 | | he became a caretaker to his grandchildren who had flown across | 19 | | the world from Kazakhstan at the ages of three and one to join | 20 | | his family; he always took extreme pride in being their, | 21 | | "G-Pa"; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Steven Evans had a lifelong love of working on | 2 | | cars and trucks, which was spawned after he built a Harley | 3 | | Davidson Chopper with his Navy friends; he spent many hours | 4 | | with his father rebuilding a 1940 Ford pickup truck that he | 5 | | cherished for years; his family traveled to many car shows | 6 | | where he would often receive a first place trophy for best | 7 | | truck and other times would win best of show; his love of Ford | 8 | | trucks continued and ended with his beloved Ford Raptor; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Steven Evans was preceded in death by his parents | 10 | | and his brother, Michael "Mick" Evans; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Steven Evans is survived by his wife, Martha; his | 12 | | daughters, Stacey Evans and Michelle Kretschman; his | 13 | | grandchildren Mateo and Natalia Kretschman; his sister, Linda | 14 | | (Pete) Rojahn; his extended family, Rajean (Mark) Hoffman, | 15 | | Robert Babbs Jr., Darrin L. (Tabitha) Babbs II, Eric Hoffman, | 16 | | Alyssa Hoffman, RaLynn Babba, Korynn Hoffman, Claidyn Bottoms, | 17 | | JozaLynn Babbs, Faye Babbs, Donald (Clindy) Babbs, James A | 18 | | Babbs, Jon (Melissa) Leistner, and Barbara Babbs (Laura); and | 19 | | over 200 nieces and nephews and other family members from all | 20 | | over the country; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 23 | | Steven Wade Evans 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 Steven Evans as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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