Full Text of SR0066 98th 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 William "Bill" Grimes of Mattoon, who | 4 | | passed away on January 31, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Grimes was born on April 25, 1929, in | 6 | | Charleston; his parents were Arthur William and Anna Grimes; he | 7 | | married Wanda Bartimus on June 25, 1949; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, William Grimes served his country with pride as a | 9 | | member of the United States Army; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, William Grimes was employed with the Illinois | 11 | | Central Railroad as a Safety Director for 19 years; he also | 12 | | served as a manager at Easter Electric Supply and Schillings | 13 | | Greenwood Sloan and was a real estate agent at McCrocklin | 14 | | Realty; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, William Grimes served in many offices within the | 16 | | Republican Party; he most notably served as the Coles County | 17 | | Treasurer for 12 years; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, William Grimes was an active member of the Elks | 19 | | for many years, serving as the Illinois State President and | 20 | | holding the national title of Grand Esteemed Leading Knight; he |
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| 1 | | was instrumental in the organization of Babe Ruth Baseball in | 2 | | Mattoon and was honored with the dedication of Grimes Field at | 3 | | Peterson Park for his work; he spent several years serving as | 4 | | the State Babe Ruth President and 16 years on the Mattoon Park | 5 | | Board; he was also a member of the First United Methodist | 6 | | Church; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, William Grimes was honored by the Modern Woodmen | 8 | | as their Man of the Year in 2012 for his service to the Mattoon | 9 | | community; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, William Grimes enjoyed golfing, fishing, | 11 | | baseball, and spending time with his family; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, William Grimes was preceded in death by his | 13 | | parents and his brother, Robert Grimes; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, William Grimes is survived by his wife, Wanda; his | 15 | | daughter, Susan (Dennis) Cisna; his granddaughter, Michelle | 16 | | (Chad) Wicklander; his grandson, Doug (Audra) Cisna; and his | 17 | | great-grandchildren, Lexie Wicklander, Bode Wicklander, Brady | 18 | | Wicklander, Jesse Wicklander, and Riayn Cisna; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 | | his family and friends, the passing of William "Bill" Grimes; |
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| 1 | | and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of William Grimes as an expression of | 4 | | our sympathy.
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