Full Text of SR1001 102nd 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 Paul Russell Santy, formerly of | 4 | | Rosewood Heights, who passed away on September 28, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Paul Russell Santy was born to Earl and Opal | 6 | | Pearl (Kimsey) Santy in Rosiclare on August 4, 1928; he | 7 | | graduated from Rosiclare High School; he was on staff at the | 8 | | U.S. Fleet Sonar School in Key West, Florida for 2 years; he | 9 | | served on a destroyer in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, | 10 | | providing fire support for the Army and giving support and | 11 | | supplies to guerrilla groups behind the lines, earning two | 12 | | Bronze Stars; he attended Michigan State University in East | 13 | | Lansing, Michigan and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14 | | (SIU-C), where he earned his master's degree in School | 15 | | Administration and was inducted into the honorary fraternity | 16 | | Phi Delta Kappa at SIU-C in 1955; he married Donna Lou East at | 17 | | the First Christian Church in West Frankfort on August 14, | 18 | | 1954, and she preceded him in death on April 19, 2019; they | 19 | | lived in Carterville before moving to the East Alton/Wood | 20 | | River area; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Paul Santy taught at Roxana Junior and Senior | 22 | | High Schools for four years; he then served as principal at | 23 | | East Alton Junior High School District 13 for 28 years before |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Paul Santy was past-president of the Roxana | 3 | | Teacher's Association and served on the board of directors of | 4 | | the Teachers Federal Credit Union; he was a member of the | 5 | | National Teachers Association, the Illinois Teachers | 6 | | Association, and the Illinois Junior High Principals | 7 | | Association, serving on several committees of those | 8 | | organizations; he served on a committee for selecting | 9 | | educational programs for KETC (Channel 9) and the City of Wood | 10 | | River Traffic Commission; he also raised funds for the Boy | 11 | | Scouts of America; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Paul Santy was a life member of Alton VFW Post | 13 | | 1308, East Alton American Legion Post 794, and the First | 14 | | United Methodist Church in East Alton; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Paul Santy was preceded in death by his parents; | 16 | | his wife of 65 years, Donna; his son and daughter-in-law, | 17 | | Scott Russell and Cathy Santy; and his grandson, Joshua Scott | 18 | | Santy; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Paul Santy was | 20 | | survived by his sons, Brent Spencer (Robbie) Santy and Michael | 21 | | Scott (Cynthia) Santy; his grandchildren, Kacey Lea Santy, | 22 | | Kaylea Nicole Santy, Benjamin Michael Santy, Luke Henry Santy, |
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| 1 | | and Brooke Elizabeth Santy; his brother, Richard (Paula) | 2 | | Santy; his nieces, Reta D. East, Laura Shewmake, and Jan (Jim) | 3 | | Kuppart; and his great-niece, Stephanie Shewmake; therefore, | 4 | | be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Paul Russell Santy and extend our sincere condolences to his | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Paul Santy as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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