Full Text of SR0720 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 Billy G. Goessman, who passed away on | 4 | | November 8, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Billy Goessman was born on January 4, 1927 in Ina; | 6 | | his parents were Gale and Pearl (nee Clinton) Goessman; he | 7 | | married Lorene Quertermous on December 10, 1949 in Waukegan; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Billy Goessman was a graduate of East Alton Wood | 10 | | River High School, where he played on the football team and | 11 | | basketball team for Chick Summers; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, As a teenager, Billy Goessman worked after school | 13 | | in his parents' grocery store in East Alton; as a young adult, | 14 | | he built tanks at Amoco refinery before becoming a police | 15 | | officer; in his retirement years, he served as a ranger at Belk | 16 | | Park Golf Course; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Billy Goessman served his country as a member of | 18 | | the United States Army's 93rd Bomb Squadron in the South | 19 | | Pacific during World War II; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Billy Goessman served as an Illinois State Trooper |
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| 1 | | for 25 years, retiring at the rank of sergeant; he also used | 2 | | his expertise to teach classes at the Illinois State Police | 3 | | Headquarters and Belleville Area College Police Academy; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Billy Goessman was a lifetime member of the Wood | 5 | | River Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2859 and a longtime member | 6 | | of the Wood River Moose Lodge #1349; he was also a member of | 7 | | the Fraternal Order of Police; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Billy Goessman enjoyed watching Illinois | 9 | | basketball, reading, and spending time with his family and | 10 | | friends; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Billy Goessman was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents and his brother, Jack Goessman; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Billy Goessman is survived by his wife, Lorene; | 14 | | his daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and Bob Maguire; his son | 15 | | and daughter-in-law, Max and Marsha Goessman; his | 16 | | grandchildren, Lauren Maguire and Lenon (Angie) Maguire; his | 17 | | great-granddaughter, Darcy Maguire; and his sister, Joyce | 18 | | Jones; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 21 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Billy G. Goessman; and |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Billy Goessman as an expression of | 4 | | our sympathy.
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