Full Text of SR0667 96th General Assembly
SR0667 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Michael G. Lord of Pittsfield, who passed | 4 |
| away on February 17, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Lord was born on October 2, 1952, in | 6 |
| Oceanside, California; he was the son of Vernon L. and Jean S. | 7 |
| Langdon Lord; he married Phyllis Pearson on October 6, 1973, at | 8 |
| the First Baptist Church in Pittsfield; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Lord graduated from Pittsfield High | 10 |
| School in 1970; after graduation, he joined the United States | 11 |
| Navy, serving with the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard from | 12 |
| 1970 to 1974; during his tenure with the Ceremonial Guard, Mike | 13 |
| demonstrated superior close-order rifle skills and was | 14 |
| assigned to the Silent Drill Team, performing spectacular | 15 |
| exhibitions throughout the Washington, D.C. region; and
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| WHEREAS, After his time in the military, Michael Lord | 17 |
| returned to his hometown of Pittsfield, where he served as a | 18 |
| deacon and taught the junior high Sunday school class at the | 19 |
| First Baptist Church of Pittsfield; he then began his career | 20 |
| with the Pittsfield City Police Department, where he later | 21 |
| served as a deputy sheriff under Sheriff Charlie Cheek; he was | 22 |
| also elected to serve as Pike County Sheriff and Pike County |
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| Coroner from December of 1986 to November of 1998; from | 2 |
| December of 1998 until April of 2007, he served on the Pike | 3 |
| County Board; on March 4, 2002, he joined the Illinois | 4 |
| Secretary of State Police as an investigator; he was employed | 5 |
| by the Illinois Secretary of State Police at the time of his | 6 |
| passing; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Lord was a member of the Pittsfield | 8 |
| American Legion Post 152, the Pittsfield Fire Department, the | 9 |
| Illinois Sheriff's Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, | 10 |
| and the Pike County Democratic Party; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Lord enjoyed spending time with his family | 12 |
| and co-workers, the outdoors, golfing, and his black Labrador | 13 |
| retriever, Molly; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Michael Lord was preceded in death by his father, | 15 |
| Vernon; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Lord is survived by his wife, Phyllis; his | 17 |
| daughter, Sarah Anne Lord; his son, Micah Lord; his mother, | 18 |
| Jean Lord; his brother, Mark Lord; his nephews and niece, Doug | 19 |
| and Brock Lord, Dean Pearson, and Carrie Bradshaw; his many | 20 |
| cousins; and his mother and father in-law, Russell and Phyla | 21 |
| Pearson; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Michael G. Lord; and be | 4 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the family of Michael Lord as an expression of our | 7 |
| sympathy.
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