Full Text of SR1145 101st 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 Raleigh J. Harris III of Pontiac, who | 4 | | passed away on March 25, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Raleigh Harris III was born in Pontiac to Raleigh | 6 | | J. and Betty Dolan Harris Jr. on November 9, 1943; he attended | 7 | | schools in Pontiac and the Roosevelt Military Academy in Aledo; | 8 | | he graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science and | 9 | | Funeral Service in Wheeling; he married Ramona Barickman in | 10 | | Streator on January 24, 1965; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Raleigh Harris III owned and operated the Raleigh | 12 | | J. Harris Funeral Home in Pontiac for several years; he also | 13 | | owned and operated the Stewart Funeral Home in Cullom and the | 14 | | Von Qualen-Harris Funeral Home in Dwight; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Raleigh Harris III was a member of the First | 16 | | United Methodist Church in Pontiac, the Pontiac Elks Club, the | 17 | | Rustic Auto Club, the Central Illinois Woodworkers Club, and | 18 | | the "Gas House Gang"; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Raleigh Harris III was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents and one daughter in infancy, Amy Harris; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Raleigh Harris III is survived by his wife; his | 2 | | son, Thomas (Ginger) Harris; his daughter, Kimberly (Greg) | 3 | | Yoder; his grandchildren, Gabrielle Henderson, Felicia Harris, | 4 | | Serena Harris, Nathan Yoder, and Tabitha Yoder; his | 5 | | step-granddaughter, Cortney Schilling; his seven | 6 | | great-grandchildren; and his three step-great-grandchildren; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Raleigh J. Harris III and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Raleigh Harris III as an expression | 15 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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