Full Text of SR0279 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Wesley G. "Wes" Greenwood of Milan, | 4 | | who passed away on May 4, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wes Greenwood was born in Xenia to Bernard and | 6 | | Opal Milburn Greenwood on November 10, 1930; he joined the | 7 | | U.S. Army in 1948 and served with the 1st Calvary Division; he | 8 | | spent time stationed in Japan and fought in the Korean War; he | 9 | | later became a gunnery instructor at Fort Carson, Colorado | 10 | | with the rank of sergeant; he married Carol Balster in Denver, | 11 | | Colorado on March 1, 1952, and they settled in the Quad Cities | 12 | | in August of 1952; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Wes Greenwood was discharged from the Army in | 14 | | April of 1952 and became an electrician at the Rock Island | 15 | | Arsenal; he later joined the Milan Police Department, where he | 16 | | was promoted to chief in 1956; he served for more than 37 | 17 | | years, retiring in 1991; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Wes Greenwood was active in the Illinois Police | 19 | | Association; he helped organize the Quad Cities Association of | 20 | | Chiefs, where he served as president; he organized the Milan | 21 | | Auxiliary Police Department and was a member of the | 22 | | International Police Chiefs Association; he was also a member |
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| 1 | | of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Milan, Rock Island V.F.W. | 2 | | Post 1303, and Rock Island Moose Lodge 190; he was a life | 3 | | member of Milan American Legion Post 56 and a charter member of | 4 | | the Milan Optimist Club and the Milan Knights of Pythias; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Wes Greenwood received numerous recognitions over | 6 | | the years, which included Officer of the Year in 1988 and | 7 | | Optimist of the year; he was the festival parade marshal in | 8 | | 1975 and received the Community Service Award in 1986 from the | 9 | | Milan Chamber of Commerce; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Wes Greenwood enjoyed boating on the Mississippi | 11 | | for over 20 years and traveled to all 50 states, mostly by | 12 | | motorhome; he loved hunting and built and maintained a hunting | 13 | | lodge in Artesian, South Dakota since 1990; he spent many | 14 | | winters in Mesa, Arizona and Florida; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Wes Greenwood was preceded in death by his | 16 | | parents; his daughter, Brenda Greenwood; and his brother, | 17 | | Larry Greenwood; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Wes Greenwood is survived by his wife, Carol; his | 19 | | children, Lesley (Julie) Greenwood, Jan (Calvin) Heiar, and | 20 | | Gail (Kevin) Mueller; his grandchildren, J.R. (Michelle) | 21 | | Greenwood, Michael Greenwood, Paul (Jenny) Heiar, Scott Heiar, | 22 | | and Carolyn (Josh) Koeller; his great-grandchildren, Madison |
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| 1 | | and Kaitlyn Greenwood and Bailey and Brady Heiar; his brother, | 2 | | Delbert (Harlene) Greenwood; his sisters, Ginger Nieders and | 3 | | Bernice McLain; and his sister-in-law, Liz Greenwood; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Wesley G. "Wes" Greenwood and extend our sincere condolences | 8 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 9 | | it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Wes Greenwood as an expression of | 12 | | our deepest sympathy.
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