Full Text of HR1015 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Rex | 4 | | Vernon English of Christopher, who passed away on April 8, | 5 | | 2014; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Rex English was born on April 27, 1927 in Kennett, | 7 | | Missouri; his parents were Joe and Azalea (nee Rollins) | 8 | | English; he married Betty Lou Adams on May 11, 1947 in Anna; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rex English graduated from Anna-Jonesboro High | 11 | | School in 1945; after graduation, he proudly served his country | 12 | | as a member of the United States Navy during World War II; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, After his honorable discharge from the Navy, Rex | 14 | | English returned to Anna and worked at Jo-Ann Laundry; he then | 15 | | started employment with Bunny Bread in Anna and was transferred | 16 | | to Christopher in 1958 to work as a terminal supervisor; he | 17 | | retired as Northern District Manager in 1985 after 30 years of | 18 | | employment; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Rex English was a lifetime member of Veterans of | 20 | | Foreign Wars and a member of the American Legion in | 21 | | Christopher; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rex English enjoyed fishing at Reelfoot Lake with | 2 | | his wife, spending time with his family at their cabin near De | 3 | | Soto, playing pinochle with his friends and family, dancing, | 4 | | golfing with his brothers, spending time with classmates from | 5 | | the class of 1945, and living at Lake of Egypt, where he | 6 | | enjoyed fishing, pontoon boat rides, water skiing, and watching | 7 | | his grandkids play on the dock; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Rex English was preceded in death by his wife, | 9 | | Betty; parents; infant grandson, Clint Anthony Ronchetto; his | 10 | | sisters, Dixie English and Ellen Campbell; brothers and | 11 | | sisters-in-law, J.T. and Jennie English, C.A. and Bettye | 12 | | English, and Harold and Mary English; brother-in-law, Donald | 13 | | McCann; and nephews, Larry, Gary, and Terry English and Brian | 14 | | Campbell; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Rex English is survived by 5 children and their | 16 | | spouses, Sandy and Tom Vaughn, Candy and David Price, Rex and | 17 | | Sheila English, Kent (Smitty) and Cathy English, and Carilea | 18 | | and Larry Cooper; 11 grandchildren, Ryan Vaughn and wife, | 19 | | Jenny, Melissa Gibbs, Chad Price and wife, Kelli, Shauna | 20 | | Burckhardt and husband, Brian, Seth English and wife, Mehgan, | 21 | | Stella Triplett and husband, Gary, Katie Pettit and husband, | 22 | | Andy, Matthew English and wife, Lindsay, Ashley Kuhn and | 23 | | husband, Jay, Brandis Wheeler, and Neill Wheeler and wife, |
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| 1 | | Niki; great-grandchildren, Zoey Vaughn, Liam Gibbs, Shae, | 2 | | Lexi, and Piper Price, Azalee and Brock Burckhardt, Jorja | 3 | | English, Abbott Triplett, Spencer and Finnigan Pettit, Eloise | 4 | | English, Lemmy Kuhn, and Colton Wheeler; a sister-in-law, Norma | 5 | | Fuller; 4 nieces; and 11 nephews; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Rex | 9 | | Vernon English; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Rex English as an expression of our | 12 | | sympathy.
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