Full Text of SR0045 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 Bobbie Gene "Hey Guy" Mann of Decatur, | 4 | | who passed away on January 7, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bobbie Mann was born in Decatur to Emmett and | 6 | | Margie Suttles Mann on September 27, 1941; he married Clara | 7 | | Mann on September 29, 1972; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bobbie Mann was the area's longest-serving | 9 | | political captain; he served on the Democratic Committee, the | 10 | | Lincoln Board of Trustees, and Partners in Education; he was a | 11 | | member of Laborers' Local 159 for 48 years, including four | 12 | | years as president; In 1965, he sold the first Ford Mustang in | 13 | | Decatur; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bobbie Man was an avid fan of the St. Louis | 15 | | Cardinals and the Fighting Illini men's basketball team; he | 16 | | enjoyed playing basketball with friends; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Bobbie Mann was preceded in death by his parents; | 18 | | his wife, Clara; and his nine siblings; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bobbie Mann is survived by his daughter, Jennifer | 20 | | (Shannon) Fisher; his son, Scott Mann; his stepson, Scott |
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| 1 | | (Michelle) Muth; his many grandchildren, nieces, and nephews; | 2 | | his special nephew, Stephen Mann; and his special friends, | 3 | | Kenneth Cribbs, Duane Jackson, B.J., and Tammy Butler; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Bobbie Gene "Hey Guy" Mann 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 Bobbie Mann as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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