Full Text of SR1096 96th 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 Lester E. "Gene" Cox of Alton, who passed | 4 | | away on December 8, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on February 16, 1922, in Alton to the | 6 | | late Lester C. and Dora (Webb) Cox; he married Betty Jeanne | 7 | | Hellrung on August 28, 1943, at St. Mathews Catholic Church in | 8 | | Kansas City, Missouri; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He served his country in the South Pacific during | 10 | | World War II in the United States Army, for which he received | 11 | | three Bronze Stars; he was a quality control coordinator at | 12 | | Laclede Steel for over 40 years before his retirement in 1986; | 13 | | he was also a member of the Alton VFW Post 1308, the Knights of | 14 | | Columbus in Alton, the Alton Eagle Lodge 254, and the Alton | 15 | | Wood River Sportsman Club; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, His greatest passion was spending time with his | 17 | | family and grandchildren; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; | 19 | | one daughter, Janet Carrow; one sister, Lorraine Marshall; one | 20 | | brother, Merrill Cox; and one granddaughter, Dorrie, in | 21 | | infancy; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lester Cox is survived by his daughters, Susan | 2 | | Garrison, Deborah (spouse, Dave Nelson), Melinda (spouse, | 3 | | David Lorenzoni), and Sarah (spouse, Kevin Rands); a son-in law | 4 | | and spouse, Dr. Martin T. and Maggie Carrow; his grandchildren, | 5 | | Martin Carrow II, Michael Carrow, Megan Washington, Drew | 6 | | Garrison, Darren Garrison, Corrie Reiter, Glenn Reiter, and | 7 | | Bruce Reiter; his great-grandchildren, Drew, Dylan, Morgan, | 8 | | Emma, Jack Carrow, and Everett Washington; and his sister, | 9 | | Betty Hale; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 | | his family and friends, the passing of Lester Cox; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Lester Cox as a symbol of our | 16 | | sincere sympathy.
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