Full Text of SR1233 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 Earnest Lee Vaughns of Rock Island, | 4 | | who passed away on October 4, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Vaughns was born to Elliard "Jack" and | 6 | | Arletha (White) Vaughns in Eudora, Arkansas on February 14, | 7 | | 1951; he grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin where he graduated from | 8 | | high school; on June 10, 1969, he enlisted in the U.S. Air | 9 | | Force and served until March 1, 1973, when he was honorably | 10 | | discharged and returned to Wisconsin; he married Sandra Smith | 11 | | in St. Louis, Missouri on December 27, 1980; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After his military service, Earnest Vaughns moved | 13 | | to St. Louis, Missouri and began a career with the federal | 14 | | government; after moving to Middletown, Iowa, he worked for | 15 | | the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant; in 1984, he began his | 16 | | employment as a safety specialist at the Rock Island Arsenal, | 17 | | where he worked until his retirement in 2005; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Vaughns enjoyed fishing, golfing, | 19 | | photography, making videos, and going to the casino and | 20 | | playing the slot machines; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Vaughns was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents and his siblings, Willie Gaston and Catherine Lay; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Vaughns is survived by his wife of 41 | 3 | | years, Sandra; his children, Shondria (Matthew) Brady and | 4 | | Earnest Vaughns II; his grandchildren, Romeo Thomas and Trevor | 5 | | Sims; his siblings, Stella Lucas, Michael Brown, Charles | 6 | | Brown, and Janet Brown-Crockett; and many other relatives and | 7 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 10 | | Earnest Lee Vaughns 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 Earnest Vaughns as an expression of
| 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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