Full Text of SR1061 99th 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 Keith L. Cottingham of Jerseyville, who | 4 | | passed away on June 8, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Keith Cottingham was born on April 24, 1929 to | 6 | | Lloyd and Anna Hunter Cottingham; in 1943, his family moved to | 7 | | Chicago, where he graduated from Lane Technical High School; he | 8 | | attended Northwestern University and then served 4 years as a | 9 | | pilot in the United States Air Force, flying the Berlin | 10 | | Airlift; he loved his country and proudly flew the American | 11 | | flag and always wore an American flag pin; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Keith Cottingham was employed in the corrugated | 13 | | packaging industry, building and operating plants throughout | 14 | | the United States; he retired as Vice-President of | 15 | | manufacturing in 1998 from the Chesapeake Corporation in | 16 | | Binghamton, New York; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Keith Cottingham married Marguerite on August 11, | 18 | | 2001 at Peace United Church of Christ in Jerseyville and they | 19 | | enjoyed almost 14 years together, travelling throughout the | 20 | | United States and abroad and spending time with family and | 21 | | friends; they spent winters in Florida near family for the past | 22 | | 9 years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Keith Cottingham was preceded in death by his | 2 | | first wife, of 37 years, Mary Ann Schuele; his parents; his | 3 | | siblings, Morris, Ralph, Carol, Dale, and Ivan; and his | 4 | | brother-in-law, Lee Gettings; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Keith Cottingham is survived by his wife, | 6 | | Marguerite; his son, H. Scott Cottingham; his daughter, | 7 | | Christine Cottingham, and grandson, Sergei Cottingham Lever; | 8 | | his 2 special nephews, Keith and Steve Cottingham; Marguerite's | 9 | | children, Russ (Jean), Brad (Aleta) Melbourne, and Jan (Rick) | 10 | | Rozenboom, and her grandchildren, Todd, Taylor, Avery, and | 11 | | Jillian Sinclair and Morgan and Drake Rozenboom; his | 12 | | brothers-in-law, Bill (Doris), Jake (Louise), and Dale (Nancy) | 13 | | Gettings; and his sisters-in-law, Grace Gettings and Libby | 14 | | Cottingham; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Keith L. Cottingham, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Keith Cottingham as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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