Full Text of SR0499 100th 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 Everett A. Thompson formally of Rural | 4 | | Township, who passed away on April 27, 2017 at the age of 94; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Everett Thompson was born to William and Elizabeth | 7 | | Thompson; he was a true member of the "Greatest Generation" and | 8 | | served in the United States Navy during World War II aboard the | 9 | | destroyer USS Macomb (DD-458); he saw action off the coast of | 10 | | North Africa, in Italy, and in the North Atlantic; he served in | 11 | | the Pacific Theater during the invasion of Okinawa; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Everett Thompson owned and operated his own farm | 13 | | while also working at John Deere Harvester for more than 25 | 14 | | years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Everett Thompson was a loving husband and father | 16 | | and will be greatly missed by his small but loving family; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Everett Thompson was preceded in death by his | 18 | | parents; his brothers, Bill, Vernon, and Richard; and his | 19 | | sisters, Violet and Adeline; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Everett Thompson is survived by his wife of 71 |
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| 1 | | years, Ruth; his daughter, Alene (George) Humphrey; his | 2 | | grandson, Michael; and his great-grandchildren, Kathryn Rose | 3 | | and Ryan; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Everett A. Thompson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Everett Thompson as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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