Full Text of SR0524 98th General Assembly
SR0524 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 Emmett C. Sefton of Mount Zion, who | 4 | | passed away on June 24, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Emmett Sefton was born on March 6, 1932, in rural | 6 | | Mount Zion, to Ernie A. and Bertha (nee Kinser) Sefton; he was | 7 | | a 1949 graduate of Mount Zion High School and served in the | 8 | | United States Air Force during the Korean War; he married Joann | 9 | | Koshinski on March 14, 1954; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Emmett Sefton worked as a farmer for over 51 | 11 | | years; he served on many agricultural related boards, including | 12 | | the Macon County Farm Bureau, for which he was President from | 13 | | 1979 to 1985, the Corn Growers Board, the Heritage Grain | 14 | | Elevator Board, and the American Soybean Board, where he | 15 | | traveled to Japan and Taiwan promoting the Board's agenda; he | 16 | | was a member of the Farm Service Agency and was involved in | 17 | | bringing the Farm Progress Show to Decatur; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Emmett Sefton contributed to his community | 19 | | through numerous civic organizations; he was a member of the | 20 | | First Lutheran Church, the Dalton City American Legion Post | 21 | | #475, the 4-H Youth Council, and the Masonic Lodge; he belonged | 22 | | to the Ansar Shrine (Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the |
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| 1 | | Mystic Shrine) and the Royal Order of Jesters; he received the | 2 | | Mount Zion Lion's Club Citizen of the Year Award in 2000; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Emmett Sefton also served his community on the | 4 | | Richland Community College Board of Trustees as Secretary, as a | 5 | | Trustee of the Mount Zion Township Board, as a member of the | 6 | | Macon County Zoning Appeals Board, as an Election Judge, and as | 7 | | a Precinct Committeeman; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Emmett Sefton enjoyed big band music and was a | 9 | | member of the Juvae Jazz Society; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Emmett Sefton was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents; his sister, Alberta McGeehon; and one | 12 | | great-granddaughter; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Emmett Sefton is survived by his wife, Joann; his | 14 | | daughter, Sharon Sefton-Jenkins; his son, Steve (Georgia) | 15 | | Sefton; his grandchildren, Dawn (Kelly) Osborne, Tracy (Brian) | 16 | | Verbiski, Joshua Jenkins, Brett Jenkins, Jacob Sefton, Joseph | 17 | | and Rebecca Sefton, and Anthony Mancini; his 14 | 18 | | great-grandchildren; his special nephew, Mike (Julie) | 19 | | McGeehon; and his brother-in-law, Donald (Diana) Koshinski; | 20 | | therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Emmett C. Sefton, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 3 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Emmett Sefton as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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