Full Text of SR0103 97th 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 Walter Turner Edwards, who passed away on | 4 | | November 14, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Walter Edwards was born on November 11, 1931, in | 6 | | Waukegan; his parents were Walter P. Edwards and Mattie Turner | 7 | | Edwards; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Walter Edwards served his country with pride and | 9 | | distinction as a member of the United States Navy during the | 10 | | Korean War; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Walter Edwards attended Waukegan public schools; | 12 | | he subsequently earned his degree in business administration | 13 | | from Carthage College; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Walter Edwards retired as Director of Finance and | 15 | | Treasurer of the Waukegan School District in 1996 after many | 16 | | years of service; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Walter Edwards was a member of the First United | 18 | | Methodist Church in Waukegan, AARP Chapter 150, the Waukegan | 19 | | Little Fort Lions Club, and the American Legion; he was also | 20 | | involved in the annual crop walk; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Walter Edwards was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents and his brothers-in-law, Lloyd Coad and William Bald; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Walter Edwards is survived by his wife, Betty; his | 5 | | daughters, Carolyn (David) Stover and Andrea (Patrick) | 6 | | Pekkarinen; his grandchildren, Kate and Kevin Pekkarinen and | 7 | | Melissa Stover; his sister, Barbara (Everette) Coad/Johnson; | 8 | | his brother-in-law, Robert Jordan; his sister-in-law, Alice | 9 | | Bald; his nephews, Daryl and Dan Coad; his niece, Susie Brown; | 10 | | and his many nieces, nephews, friends, and neighbors; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 | | his family and friends, the passing of Walter Turner Edwards; | 15 | | and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Walter Edwards as an expression of | 18 | | our sympathy.
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