Full Text of SR0082 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 William "Bill" H. Wisdom of Erie, who | 4 | | passed away on February 8, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Wisdom was born to Claude and Arvilla | 6 | | (Stellrecht) Wisdom in Moline on November 3, 1930; he | 7 | | graduated from Geneseo High School; he married Joyce Minnaert | 8 | | at St. Malachy's Church in Geneseo on September 12, 1953; he | 9 | | served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, After his discharge from the military, Bill | 11 | | Wisdom began farming in Geneseo and then Erie until 1975; he | 12 | | then devoted his time to driving trucks and operating Wisdom | 13 | | Trucking, Inc; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bill Wisdom owned and built stock cars; he loved | 15 | | racing and followed NASCAR all of his life; he was | 16 | | mechanically gifted and could fabricate almost anything; he | 17 | | had an amazing sense of direction and was a giving man, | 18 | | frequently helping those in need; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bill Wisdom was preceded in death by his parents; | 20 | | his brother, Ron Wisdom; and his great-grandson, Mason | 21 | | Mitchell; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bill Wisdom is survived by his wife, Joyce; his | 2 | | children, Chris (Al) Livingston, Steve Wisdom, Dan (Peggy) | 3 | | Wisdom, Mary (Clint) Thulen, and Bill (Kara) Wisdom; his nine | 4 | | grandchildren; his 11 great-grandchildren; and his sisters, | 5 | | Shirley Moffitt, Ruth Burkert, and Joyce Evans; therefore, be | 6 | | it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | William "Bill" H. Wisdom and extend our sincere condolences to | 10 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Bill Wisdom as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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