Full Text of HR1133 95th General Assembly
HR1133 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of G. Phil | 4 |
| Heckel of Carterville, who passed away on January 28, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, G. Phil Heckel was born June 25, 1914, in | 6 |
| Carterville, to A.G. and Linda (Alford) Heckel; he married Ruth | 7 |
| Stefanoff on August 8, 1939, in Belleville; and
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| WHEREAS, He honorably served his country in the United | 9 |
| States Navy during World War II as a 1st class aviation | 10 |
| storekeeper aboard the USS Fortune; he owned and operated | 11 |
| Heckel's Department Store for over 50 years, and he owned Crab | 12 |
| Orchard Golf Club, which he operated with his son, Steve; he | 13 |
| served on the board and was past president of Carterville State | 14 |
| and Savings Bank for over 50 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a 50-year member and past president of the | 16 |
| Carterville Lions Club and also served on the Williamson County | 17 |
| Airport Authority Board for 24 years; he attended SIU and the | 18 |
| University of Illinois; he was a staunch supporter of the | 19 |
| Carterville School system, John A. Logan College, and Southern | 20 |
| Illinois University; he also served on the Carterville School | 21 |
| Board and was helpful in getting John A. Logan College | 22 |
| established in Carterville; he was a member of the Carterville |
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| Presbyterian Church; and he was an avid golfer; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and | 3 |
| brothers, Alford, Charles, and Eugene; and
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| WHEREAS, Phil Heckel is survived by his wife, Ruth; his | 5 |
| son, Stephen and life companion, Jura Perkins; his daughter and | 6 |
| son-in-law, Linda and Bob Coffield; his grandchildren, Matt and | 7 |
| Tammy Heckel, Laura and Rob Reynolds, and Amy Coffield and | 8 |
| fiancé, Doug Owens; and Phillip Heckel; his | 9 |
| great-grandchildren, Hannah, Jonathan, and Kate Heckel, and | 10 |
| Amanda, Emily, and Sarah Reynolds; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of G. | 14 |
| Phil Heckel; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the family of G. Phil Heckel as a symbol of our | 17 |
| sincere sympathy.
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