Full Text of HR0583 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of LeRoy A. | 4 | | Ufkes, who passed away on October 18, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born September 8, 1923 in Bear Creek | 6 | | Township, Hancock County, the son of Fred J. and Tena M. | 7 | | Johnson Ufkes; on December 28, 1956, he married Joan Aleshire | 8 | | at St. Paul Catholic Church in Macomb; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He attended Basco High School for 3 years, and | 10 | | later graduated from Carthage High School in 1940; he received | 11 | | his bachelors degree from Carthage College in Carthage; he | 12 | | attended Texas Tech College in Lubbock, Texas and Louisiana | 13 | | State University, majoring in engineering; he received his | 14 | | Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Iowa Law | 15 | | School in Iowa City, Iowa in 1950; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, He was a lieutenant in the United States Army and | 17 | | served in Italy in World War II; he served on numerous State | 18 | | Commissions, including the Commission for the Status of Women, | 19 | | the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, and the Illinois | 20 | | Court of Claims; he was Special Assistant Attorney General for | 21 | | over 10 years with the State of Illinois; he served an interim | 22 | | term in the Illinois State Legislature; he was a member of the |
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| 1 | | Hancock County Bar Association, and he was an Illinois delegate | 2 | | for numerous Republican Conventions; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, He was the director of the Board of Farmers State | 4 | | Bank of Ferris, the Union Bank of Carthage, and Memorial | 5 | | Hospital and Nursing Home; throughout his professional career | 6 | | he was a member of numerous other boards and commissions | 7 | | related to the practice of law; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, He was a longtime attorney for the Church of Jesus | 9 | | Christ of the Latter Day Saints and a lifetime advocate for | 10 | | justice and fairness for the poor; he was also involved with | 11 | | the local Humane Society and enjoyed time with his best friend | 12 | | and cat Little Miss Amy; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of the Western Illinois University | 14 | | Western Athletic and Leatherneck Clubs and was an inductee into | 15 | | the Western Illinois University Athletic Hall of Fame; he was | 16 | | one of the charter athletic full scholarship donors of the | 17 | | Western Athletic Club through the Western Illinois University | 18 | | Foundation; he was a season ticket holder for St. Louis Rams | 19 | | football and the University of Iowa Hawkeyes; and he was a | 20 | | lifetime Cincinnati Reds fan; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, LeRoy Ufkes is survived by his wife, Joan; his | 22 | | daughter, Dr. Fran Ufkes-Daniels and son-in-law, Dr. Lacy |
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| 1 | | Daniels; and his sister, Ruth I. Ufkes; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 5 | | LeRoy Ufkes; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of LeRoy Ufkes as a symbol of our | 8 | | sincere sympathy.
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