Full Text of HR0368 96th General Assembly
HR0368 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Russell | 4 |
| Arthur Goodwin Sr. of Mt. Zion, who passed away on April 26, | 5 |
| 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Russell Goodwin Sr. was born on September 26, | 7 |
| 1923, in Cheyenne, Wyoming; he was the son of Clyde E. and | 8 |
| Evelynia (Hill) Goodwin; he married Mary Mann on June 7, 1958; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, Russell Goodwin Sr. served his country with pride | 11 |
| and distinction as a member of the United States Army during | 12 |
| World War II, having served with the 625th Engineers and | 13 |
| Equipment Company in the European Theatre of Operations; while | 14 |
| in the Army, he received two Bronze Stars; and
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| WHEREAS, Russell Goodwin Sr. was a founder and owner of | 16 |
| Goodmar Inc. and DG Manufacturing in Mt. Zion; and
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| WHEREAS, Russell Goodwin Sr. was a life member of the South | 18 |
| Macon Lodge #467 AF & AM.; he was a member of the Springfield | 19 |
| Consistory and the Ansar Shrine in Springfield; he belonged to | 20 |
| the Royal Order of Jesters and the Decatur Shrine Club; he was | 21 |
| a member in the Local #965 Operating Engineers since 1941; he |
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| was a Kentucky Colonel, a Kentucky Admiral, and a Tennessee | 2 |
| Colonel; he was a member of the Mt. Zion Lions Club; he had a | 3 |
| great love of jazz music and was a member of Juvae Jazz Club, | 4 |
| having served on the club's Board of Directors; and
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| WHEREAS, Russell Goodwin Sr. enjoyed working hard, | 6 |
| boating, and his train, the "Whistleville Trolley"; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Russell Goodwin Sr. was named to President Ronald | 8 |
| Reagan's Roll of Honor and was a recipient of the City of | 9 |
| Decatur Award; he was most proud, however, of his award of | 10 |
| participation with the Boy Scouts; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Russell Goodwin Sr. was preceded in death by his | 12 |
| daughter, Lisa Tippit, and his three brothers and two sisters; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, Russell Goodwin Sr. is survived by his wife; his | 15 |
| son, Russell Goodwin Jr. and his wife, Patty; his daughters, | 16 |
| Barbara Ann Goodwin, Anna Marie Deaton, and Sandy Brust and her | 17 |
| husband, Peter; his son-in-law, Darwin Tippit; and his eleven | 18 |
| grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of |
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| Russell Arthur Goodwin Sr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to the family of Russell Goodwin Sr. as an expression | 4 |
| of our sympathy.
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