Full Text of SR0789 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 Drexel R. Franks of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on February 17, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Drexel Franks was born in Rock Island on | 6 | | September 29, 1953; he served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS | 7 | | Kitty Hawk; he married MaryEllen Franks in Rock Island on | 8 | | November 2, 1973; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Drexel Franks worked for Montgomery Escalator, | 10 | | currently Kone, in Moline for 27 years; he retired from Marco | 11 | | in Davenport, Iowa; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Drexel Franks was an avid fan of westerns and | 13 | | country music; he enjoyed going to the Active Day Senior | 14 | | Center in Moline; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Drexel Franks was preceded in death by his wife, | 16 | | MaryEllen, and his son-in-law, Richard Whitcomb; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Drexel Franks is survived by his children, Amy | 18 | | Whitcomb, Sarah (Steve) Rockwell, and Matthew (Jacqueline) | 19 | | Franks; his grandchildren, Kyler (Hanna), Abbi (Adam), Rachel, | 20 | | Kaitlyn, Maddie, Jackson, and Ben; his siblings, Andrea (Tom) |
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| 1 | | Johnson, Stan (Deanna) Franks, and Cheryl (David) Hardy; his | 2 | | life-long friend, Dean (Deanna) Snow; and his four-legged | 3 | | companion, his dog, Duke; therefore, be it | 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Drexel R. Franks and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Drexel Franks as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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