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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois learned with great regret of the death of Frank
4 Yocum of Jerseyville on Saturday, April 19, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Yocum was born on January 20, 1939 in St.
6 Louis to Truman and Esther (Wade) Yocum; he attended Jersey
7 Community High School where he was a star tackle on the
8 Panthers football squad and graduated in 1957; he was an
9 honorable mention on the All-State football team; he
10 graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale
11 where he participated in athletics; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Yocum married Rebecca Sue Sutton on August
13 29, 1959 in Fairfield; she preceded him in death in 1975; he
14 married Carol Heraty on June 7, 1979 in Godfrey; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Yocum was elected sheriff of Jersey County
16 in 1974 and was re-elected five straight times; his time as
17 sheriff was marked with the breaking of burglary rings,
18 drug-dealing operations, and the solving of murders; and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Yocum was serving as the Jersey County Board
20 chairman; he was an announcer for the Jersey Community High
21 School football team; prior to his election to the Jersey
22 Township Board, he operated a music store and office supply
23 business; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Yocum was a member of several professional
25 and civic organizations including the Illinois Sheriff
26 Association, the Jerseyville Elks 954, the Jerseyville Moose
27 695, the Jersey Community High School Athletic Club, Jersey
28 County Economic Development, and the West Lake Country Club;
29 he was also active with the Lions and the Jaycees clubs of
30 Jerseyville and was a member of Peace United Church of Christ
31 in Jerseyville; and
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1 WHEREAS, Mr. Yocum will be sadly missed by family and
2 countless friends, especially his wife, Carol; his daughters
3 and sons-in-law, Jana and Kevin Kallal and Pam and Clint
4 Warford; and his grandchildren, John, Jeff, and Kathleen
5 Kallal, and Jacob and Rebecca Warford; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
8 Frank Yocum, who will have a permanent place in the memory of
9 associates, family, and friends as an outstanding individual,
10 dedicated public servant, and dear friend; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the family of Frank Yocum as an expression of
13 our sincerest condolences during their time of bereavement.
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