Full Text of SR1101 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 Henry J. Vassar, who passed away on | 4 | | September 26, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Henry Vassar was born on August 2, 1941 in Alton; | 6 | | his parents were Albert J. and Emma (nee Free) Vassar; he | 7 | | married Shirley J. Henson on October 1, 1971 in Alton; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Henry Vassar graduated from Alton High School in | 9 | | 1959; after high school, he enlisted with the United States | 10 | | Marine Corps, serving from 1959 to 1963 during the Cuban | 11 | | Missile Crisis; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Henry Vassar was a contract coordinator foreman at | 13 | | the Shell Oil Wood River Refinery, where he worked for 30 years | 14 | | until his retirement in 1994; he later became an assistant | 15 | | principal and a teacher for New Community Christian School; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Henry Vassar enjoyed golfing and bowling; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Henry Vassar was an active member for over 30 | 18 | | years and ministered as a Sunday school teacher, board member, | 19 | | elder, and interim pastor for Alpha Chapel, Faith Covenant | 20 | | Church, and Hillside Family Church (now Lifehouse Community |
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| 1 | | Church); and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Henry Vassar was preceded in death by his parents; | 3 | | his son, James Vassar; and his brothers, Floyd and David | 4 | | Vassar; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Henry Vassar is survived by his wife, Shirley; his | 6 | | daughter, Vanessa J. Vassar; his sons, Kenneth, Wayne, Joseph, | 7 | | and Adrian Vassar; his stepdaughter, Kelley Schultz; his | 8 | | special granddaughter, Madison Schultz; his many grandchildren | 9 | | and step-grandchildren; his many great-grandchildren; his many | 10 | | nieces and nephews; his sisters and brother-in-law, Emma Jane | 11 | | and George Frazier and Patricia Perkins; his brother, Mark | 12 | | (Marie) Vassar; and his sister-in-law, Doris Fink; therefore, | 13 | | be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 16 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Henry J. Vassar; and | 17 | | be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Henry Vassar as an expression of our | 20 | | sympathy.
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