Full Text of SR0021 100th 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 Eugene R. Hill of Rock Island, who passed | 4 | | away on January 7, 2017 at the age of 85; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Hill was born in Moline to Roy and Helen | 6 | | (Cook) Hill on April 4, 1931; he married Marilyn Driscoll in | 7 | | Gulfport, Mississippi on April 4, 1931; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Hill was a Private in the United States Air | 9 | | Force during the Korean Conflict where he served as a radio | 10 | | operator; he retired in 1993 as an electric systems supervisor | 11 | | at MidAmerican Energy, after 40 years of service; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Hill worked as a marshal at Highland | 13 | | Springs Golf Course after his retirement; he was a member of | 14 | | the Independent Order of Vikings Thor Lodge No. 9 in Moline; he | 15 | | was a World War II history buff and an avid birdwatcher with | 16 | | several bird feeders; he was proud of his achievements as a | 17 | | high school baseball player; he enjoyed golfing, reading, | 18 | | woodworking, spending time with his daughter and | 19 | | granddaughter, and his many lifelong friends from Moline High | 20 | | School; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Hill was preceded in death by his parents; |
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| 1 | | his wife, Marilyn; his son, Robin, and his sister, Shirley | 2 | | White; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Hill is survived by his daughter, Jamie | 4 | | Hill and her husband Lee Blackmon; his granddaughter, Samantha | 5 | | Tonn; his step-granddaughter, Lizzy (Sam) Luoma, and | 6 | | step-great-grandson Charlie; his sister, Marilyn Knittle; his | 7 | | sister-in-law, Barbara (Joe) Vinzant; and many nieces and | 8 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Eugene R. Hill, and | 12 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 13 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Eugene Hill as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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