Full Text of SR0685 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Wendell Keith Harroun of Aledo, who | 4 | | passed away on December 19, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Wendell Harroun was born to J. Keith and Vesta | 6 | | Irene (Gorman) Harroun in Duncan Township, Mercer County on | 7 | | September 20, 1927; he served in the U.S. Navy during World War | 8 | | II and later in Korea; he married Gloria Jean Flynn in | 9 | | Keithsburg on December 13, 1952, and she preceded him in death | 10 | | on February 8, 2015; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Wendell Harroun farmed and worked for John Deere | 12 | | Plow and Planter Works; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Wendell Harroun was a lifetime member of the | 14 | | Mercer County VFW; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Wendell Harroun enjoyed golfing, fishing, and | 16 | | reading and, in his later years, listening to audiobooks; he | 17 | | also enjoyed reminiscing and the social hours with the other | 18 | | residents at Brookstone; he adored his grandchildren and his | 19 | | great-grandchildren; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Wendell Harroun was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents; his daughter, Deborah Craig; and his sisters, Doris | 2 | | Tindal and Shirley Bateman; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Wendell Harroun is survived by his daughter, | 4 | | Cathy (Ted) Long; his grandchildren, Eric and Daphney Long, | 5 | | and their children, Adler, Vera and Fenton, and Kristin and | 6 | | Nathan Willits and their daughter, Violet; and his brother, | 7 | | Fay (Rochelle) Harroun; therefore, be it | 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Wendell Keith Harroun and extend our sincere condolences to | 11 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Wendell Harroun as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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