Full Text of SR0491 98th 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 William Issac Griffin of Mundelein, who | 4 | | passed away on July 23, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Griffin was born on December 11, 1928 in | 6 | | Ardmore, Oklahoma; he married Bernice King on September 8, 1961 | 7 | | in Newport, Rhode Island; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In 1946, William Griffin joined the United States | 9 | | Navy, where he proudly served until his honorable discharge in | 10 | | 1967; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After his discharge from the Navy, William Griffin | 12 | | worked at Pepsi-Cola until his retirement in 1995; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, William Griffin was an avid amateur radio | 14 | | operator; he enjoyed making and listening to bluegrass music | 15 | | and spending time with his family; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, William Griffin is preceded in death by his sons, | 17 | | Matthew and Joseph; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, William Griffin is survived by his wife of 52 | 19 | | years, Bernice; his sons, Bernie (Eileen), Bill, Jr., Charlie, |
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| 1 | | Jimmy (Lori), and Mark (Maria); his daughter, Edith; his 10 | 2 | | grandchildren; and his 5 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 5 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of William Issac Griffin; | 6 | | and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of William Griffin as an expression of | 9 | | our sympathy.
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