Full Text of SR0759 94th General Assembly
SR0759 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of William Kevin "Bill" | 4 |
| Connell of Alton on Friday, May 12, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on September 8, 1927, in Alton to | 6 |
| William Kevin and Marie (Delehanty) Connell Sr.; he married | 7 |
| Irene Gertrude Moore on September 3, 1949; she preceded him in | 8 |
| death on January 3, 1983; he married Margene (Dunn) Wade on | 9 |
| April 12, 1985, at St. Matthews Catholic Church in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated in 1945 from Marquette Catholic High | 11 |
| School in Alton and went on to attend Saint Louis University; | 12 |
| he valiantly served his country as a member of the U.S. Navy | 13 |
| during World War II and the Korean War; and
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| WHEREAS, Before his retirement in 1986 from customer | 15 |
| services, Mr. Connell was employed for 40 years at Shell Oil | 16 |
| Refinery in Wood River; he was a long-time member of the former | 17 |
| Saint Matthews Catholic Church, where he proudly served as an | 18 |
| usher and on the parish board and Saint Vincent DePaul Society; | 19 |
| he was a charter member of A.V.E.C. (Alton Volunteer Emergency | 20 |
| Corps), a third-degree member of the Knights of Columbus Alton | 21 |
| Council 460, and was a member of Kiwanis International; he was | 22 |
| active in the Alton Centennial and Sesquicentennial and enjoyed | 23 |
| square-dancing with the Jersey County Squares; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of William Kevin "Bill" Connell has | 25 |
| been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Margene; his son | 26 |
| and daughter-in-law, Michael Kevin and Jane Connell; his | 27 |
| stepdaughter and her husband, Ronda and Ron Bell; his stepson | 28 |
| and his wife, Ed and Melanie Wade; his 11 grandchildren; his | 29 |
| brothers and sister-in-law, James Connell and Richard and | 30 |
| Gloria Connell; and his numerous nieces and nephews, other | 31 |
| extended family, and many friends; in addition to his wife and |
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| parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Carlson; | 2 |
| his stepmother, Mary "Pat" (Roberts) Connell Long; and his | 3 |
| stepfather, Ed Long; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 |
| William Kevin "Bill" Connell, and we extend our sincere | 7 |
| condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 8 |
| him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 11 |
| sympathy.
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