Full Text of SR0346 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 Samuel Cunningham "Sam" Wray of Coal | 4 | | Valley, who passed away on March 27, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sam Wray was born in Warsaw, Missouri to Harold | 6 | | Riley and Edith Pauline Linn Wray on July 18, 1935; he | 7 | | graduated from Purdue University with a degree in mechanical | 8 | | engineering; he served in the United States Army for three | 9 | | years; he married Hildegarde Rogge in Rockville, Maryland on | 10 | | July 20, 1957; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sam Wray worked as a consulting engineer for KJWW | 12 | | and retired in 1996 after 29 years of service; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Sam Wray was an active member of First | 14 | | Presbyterian Church, Coal Valley, where he was a member of the | 15 | | Men's Club; he was also a member of the Rock Island Rotary | 16 | | Club; he enjoyed woodworking, fishing, camping, traveling, | 17 | | golfing, history, and geography; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Sam Wray was preceded in death by his parents and | 19 | | his sister, Quintella Markley; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Sam Wray is survived by his wife of 62 years, |
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| 1 | | Hilde; his sons, Matthew (Marlaine) Wray, Timothy (Virginia) | 2 | | Wray, and David (Patty) Wray; his grandchildren and their | 3 | | spouses, Danielle Higgins, Myles Higgins, Tessa and Josh Lane, | 4 | | Caleb Wray, Josh Wray, Jacob and Whitney Wray, Sierra Wray, | 5 | | Tiffany and Joseph Dockery-Jackson, Samantha Wray, and Zachary | 6 | | Wray; and his great-grandchildren, Anthony, Ryan, Anneliese, | 7 | | and Oliver Dockery-Jackson; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Samuel Cunningham "Sam" Wray and extend our sincere condolences | 11 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 12 | | it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Sam Wray as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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