Full Text of SR1058 98th General Assembly
SR1058 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Estill Ray Arnold of Moline, who passed | 4 | | away on March 28, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Estill Arnold was born in Memphis, Missouri on | 6 | | October 14, 1918 to Emmett and Grace Estill Arnold; he served | 7 | | in the United States Army in the Pacific Theater during World | 8 | | War II and married Dorothy Miller in 1941 in Little York; after | 9 | | the dissolution of his first marriage, he married Norma Price | 10 | | in 1970, and they later divorced; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Estill Arnold owned and operated Arnold Tree | 12 | | Service and Landscaping, which covered most of Central Illinois | 13 | | and Eastern Iowa, for many years; after retirement, he did | 14 | | volunteer lawn work at Westside Assembly of God in Davenport, | 15 | | Iowa and at Calvary Church of the Quad Cities, where he was a | 16 | | member; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Estill Arnold loved reading the Bible, was a | 18 | | life-long St. Louis Cardinals fan, and enjoyed rides in the | 19 | | country, Whitey's Ice Cream, family cookouts, and croquet; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Estill Arnold was preceded in death by one son, | 21 | | Jim Arnold, and by 3 of brothers, Richard, Harold, and Paul; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Estill Arnold is survived by his children, Mary | 3 | | Arnold, Eldon (Bev) Arnold, Charlotte (Tom) Pier, Pamela | 4 | | (Michael) Medas, Rhonda (Dennis) Gourley, Lori (Greg) | 5 | | Graham-Sullivan, and Christa (Johnna) Kay; his 18 | 6 | | grandchildren; his 21 great-grandchildren; his 2 | 7 | | great-great-grandchildren; his brother, William Arnold; and | 8 | | his special friend, Lula Minor; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Estill Ray Arnold, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Estill Arnold as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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