Full Text of SR0411 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 Philip Frank "Phil" Leable of Beach Park, | 4 | | who passed away on April 8, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Phil Leable was born on the family farm in | 6 | | unincorporated Rosecrans to Frank and Margaret Leable on | 7 | | November 2, 1926; he married Margaret A. Pataky; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Phil Leable was a dairy farmer for 22 years before | 9 | | working as the Benton Township Highway Commissioner for over 20 | 10 | | years; he also served as the Benton Township Clerk for 12 | 11 | | years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Phil Leable was an active member of North Prairie | 13 | | United Methodist Church; he had a passion for volunteering and | 14 | | serving others through various clubs and organizations | 15 | | including the Future Farmers of America, the Pure Milk | 16 | | Association, Township Officials of Illinois, the Winthrop | 17 | | Harbor Lions Club, the North Prairie School Board, and the | 18 | | North Prairie Church Board, where he was dedicated to | 19 | | rebuilding the church after it was destroyed by a fire; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Phil Leable enjoyed downhill skiing throughout | 21 | | his life, which he did until he was 84 years old; he also had an |
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| 1 | | active woodworking hobby and participated in numerous craft | 2 | | shows; he could build or fix most anything; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Phil Leable was preceded in death by his parents; | 4 | | his sister, Lois (Elmer) Martin; and his brother, Richard | 5 | | (Caryl) Leable; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Phil Leable is survived by his wife of 70 years, | 7 | | Margaret; his daughters, Penny (Paul) Bouchard and Gail (Ward) | 8 | | Brown; his grandchildren, Christopher (Ashley) Bouchard, | 9 | | Bradford Drabant, and Anna (Daniel) Watterson; and his | 10 | | great-grandchildren, Evan Bouchard, Olivia Bouchard, Levi | 11 | | Bouchard, and Sophia Watterson; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Philip Frank "Phil" Leable and extend our sincere condolences | 15 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 16 | | it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Phil Leable as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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