Full Text of SR0134 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 Joseph E. "Joe" Fox of Peoria, who passed | 4 | | away on February 1, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Fox was born in Danville to George William and | 6 | | Dorothy Hannaple Fox on July 10, 1936; he graduated from | 7 | | Danville High School, where he was captain of the golf and | 8 | | swimming teams; he attended General Motors Institute/Kettering | 9 | | University, where he received his bachelor's degree in | 10 | | industrial engineering; he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon | 11 | | Fraternity; he earned his Master of Business Administration | 12 | | from Michigan State University, where he also served as the | 13 | | Director of Butterfield Residence Hall; he married Anne Maple | 14 | | in Peoria on June 29, 1963; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Joe Fox moved to Peoria and worked as the Director | 16 | | of Housing at Bradley University; he later became interested in | 17 | | insurance and finances and, as the owner of Client Services, | 18 | | Inc., enjoyed a 50-year career in insurance and investments; he | 19 | | received many professional awards and certifications, | 20 | | including the designation of Chartered Life Underwriter and | 21 | | Chartered Financial Consultant; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Joe Fox was dedicated to community service and was |
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| 1 | | elected president of the American Cancer Society, the Peoria | 2 | | Life Underwriters Association, and the High Point Association; | 3 | | he was treasurer of the Kickapoo Council of Girl Scouts and the | 4 | | Women's Strength/Center for Prevention of Abuse; he also served | 5 | | on the Board of the Illinois Society of Charter Life | 6 | | Underwriters and the Downtown Rotary; as an avid golfer, he | 7 | | accumulated many awards, trophies, and good friends; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Joe Fox was preceded in death by his parents and | 9 | | his sister, Patricia; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Joe Fox is survived by his wife, Anne; his | 11 | | daughter, Amy (Richard) Jenkins; his granddaughter, Juliette | 12 | | Jenkins; and his two nephews; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Joseph E. "Joe" Fox and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Joe Fox as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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