Full Text of SR0856 95th General Assembly
SR0856 95TH 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 Kim Rhodes of Bethalto, who passed away | 4 |
| on August 30, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Kim E. Rhodes was born on August 9, 1956, at St. | 6 |
| Anthony's Hospital in Effingham, the son of Gene and Bernice | 7 |
| (Wolfert) Rhodes; he married the former Cheryl McEuen on July | 8 |
| 15, 1978, at St. Bernard's Church in Wood River; and
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| WHEREAS, Kim was employed for the Illinois Department of | 10 |
| Natural Resources as a conservation officer for more than 28 | 11 |
| years; he was a trainer at the academy for several years and | 12 |
| received numerous awards, including Officer of the Year twice | 13 |
| and Valor Award; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace | 15 |
| Catholic Church in Bethalto and Bethalto Knights of Columbus; | 16 |
| he was a volunteer for the Jacksonville Fire Department and | 17 |
| EMT; he enjoyed his job, playing softball for the Jacksonville | 18 |
| Moose and K of C in Bethalto, and loved to spend time with his | 19 |
| family and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his mother; his nephew | 21 |
| and godson, Scott Taylor Rhodes; his brother-in-law, Floyd |
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| "Bub" McEuen; and his mother-in-law, Shelb McEuen; and
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| WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Cheryl Rhodes; his | 3 |
| father and stepmother, Gene and Lois Rhodes; three children, | 4 |
| Matt Rhodes and wife, Amy, and Ashleigh Rhodes and Nick Rhodes; | 5 |
| two brothers and sisters-in-law, Daniel and Bonnie Rhodes and | 6 |
| Mark and Sandra Rhodes; one sister, Sandy Ingold; his | 7 |
| father-in-law, Floyd Wayne McEuen; three brothers-in-law and | 8 |
| their spouses, Jack and Tina McEuen, Terry McEuen, and Gary and | 9 |
| Hester McEuen; and he will be missed by several nieces, | 10 |
| nephews, and multiple friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Kim Rhodes; and be it | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the family of Kim Rhodes as a symbol of our | 17 |
| sincere sympathy.
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