Full Text of SR0519 103rd 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 William "Bil" Ford Jr. of Geneseo, | 4 | | formerly of East Moline, who passed away on October 5, 2023; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Bil Ford was born to William and Opal Henderson | 7 | | Ford Sr. in Detroit, Michigan on November 9, 1937; he served in | 8 | | the 8th Armored Victory Division, Company C, 81st Medium Tank | 9 | | Battalion of the U.S. Army and was stationed in Japan; he | 10 | | married Nancy J. Lincke in Rock Island on November 21, 1958, | 11 | | and she preceded him in death on June 13, 2009; he was a | 12 | | graduate of the FBI Academy; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Bil Ford retired as a lieutenant from the East | 14 | | Moline Police Department; he later became a realtor, selling | 15 | | real estate in Arizona with his wife; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Bil Ford was preceded in death by his parents; | 17 | | his twin children, Darbey and Terri; his child, Colleen Ford; | 18 | | and his sister, Dorothy; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Bil Ford is survived by his children, Steve Ford | 20 | | and Kellie (Philip Thiel) Van Meter-Thiel; his grandchildren, | 21 | | Shannon, Brandon, Joann Jean, and Travis; his |
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| 1 | | great-grandchildren, Ashley Marie and Aurora; and his sister, | 2 | | Ruth Ford; therefore, be it | 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | William "Bil" Ford Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to | 6 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Bil Ford as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy. |
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