Full Text of SR1226 100th 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 Francis W. Copeland D.V.M of Bettendorf, | 4 | | Iowa, who passed away on December 17, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Francis Copeland was born near Yorktown, Iowa to | 6 | | Harry W. and Emma (Meyers) Copeland on September 23, 1922 and | 7 | | grew up in rural Shenandoah; he graduated from Iowa State | 8 | | University and served in the United States Army Air Corps as a | 9 | | P-38 pilot during World War II; he married Eleanor Heinrich; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Francis Copeland began farming after the war; he | 12 | | then continued his education and earned his degree in | 13 | | veterinary medicine; he moved with his family to Prophetstown | 14 | | in 1958, where he began his practice, retiring in 1987; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Francis Copeland was preceded in death by his | 16 | | parents; his brother, Verral H. Copeland; and his sisters, Fern | 17 | | Otte and Dorthy Hughes; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Francis Copeland is survived by his son, Rod W. | 19 | | (Linda) Copeland; his daughter, Jane (Jeff Miller) | 20 | | Chiappinelli; his grandchildren, Elena (Bob) Casper and Evan | 21 | | Chiappinelli; and his great-granddaughter, Lilliana Casper; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Francis W. Copeland D.V.M., and extend our sincere condolences | 5 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 6 | | it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Francis Copeland as an expression of | 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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