Full Text of SR1102 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Paul Herman Uphoff of Graymont, who | 4 | | passed away on June 24, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Paul Uphoff was born to Clarence J. and Lydia | 6 | | (Brave) Uphoff on October 6, 1942; he was raised on the family | 7 | | farm south of Graymont; he attended Flanagan Schools, where he | 8 | | was very involved in FFA, remaining an avid supporter | 9 | | throughout his life, and won the National Farm Mechanics | 10 | | Award; after high school, he served in the Illinois National | 11 | | Guard; he married Sarah Lebo in El Paso on July 26, 1969, and | 12 | | they had five children; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Paul Uphoff returned to work on the family farm | 14 | | with his brother, and he later worked beside his son, Philip; | 15 | | alongside his family, he spent many years in the Columbia | 16 | | sheep business, meeting many wonderful lifelong friends from | 17 | | around the country at the annual National Show and Sale, a | 18 | | yearly adventure that the entire family enjoyed; he worked on | 19 | | the farm until his passing; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Paul Uphoff was deeply committed to his faith; he | 21 | | and his wife served as youth sponsors at St. John's Lutheran | 22 | | Church, and he later became a Sunday School teacher; in his |
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| 1 | | later years, he enjoyed attending coffee hours with his church | 2 | | crew and providing pizzas to the youth groups at Graymont | 3 | | Baptist Church; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Paul Uphoff never met a stranger, loved to travel | 5 | | out West, and always liked the idea of the cowboy life; most of | 6 | | all, he was dedicated to his family, working tirelessly to | 7 | | provide for them and set the right example; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Paul Uphoff is survived by his wife of 53 years, | 9 | | Sarah; his children, Anne (Nick) Macey, Mary (Rob) McCorkle, | 10 | | Seth (Jen) Uphoff, Leah (Ryan) Hansen, and Philip (Brook) | 11 | | Uphoff; his grandchildren, Caity (Nate Aiello) Macey, Sarah | 12 | | Macey, Dalton (Ashleigh) McCorkle, Adam McCorkle, Grace | 13 | | McCorkle, Avery Uphoff, Emma Uphoff, Ben Uphoff, Kate Uphoff, | 14 | | Elsie Hansen, Andrew Hansen, Maggie Hansen, Lydia Hansen, Drew | 15 | | Uphoff, Abram Uphoff, and one Uphoff baby due in August; his | 16 | | great-grandchildren, Ava Aiello and Molly McCorkle; his | 17 | | brother, John (Liz) Uphoff; and his sister, Dorothy (John) | 18 | | Rosenbaum; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Paul Herman Uphoff and extend our sincere condolences to his | 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 23 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Paul Uphoff as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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