Full Text of HR1263 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ralph L. | 4 | | Cox of Belleville, who passed away on August 10, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox was born on December 26, 1929 in | 6 | | Carterville; he married Teresa Monolo on March 15, 1952; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox served his country as a member of the | 8 | | United States Navy during the Korean War; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox served as an educator for 39 years, with | 10 | | 32 of those years as school superintendent of Belle Valley | 11 | | School District 119; as a strong proponent of education, he | 12 | | also lobbied in Springfield for many educational issues; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox was a member and past president of the | 14 | | Belleville Rotary Club; he was president of the Illinois | 15 | | Retired Teachers Association, the St. Clair County School | 16 | | Administrators, and the St. Clair County Retired Teachers | 17 | | Association; he was a board member of the Illinois Association | 18 | | of School Administrators; he was Vice President of Hospice of | 19 | | Southern Illinois; he was treasurer of the St. Clair Township | 20 | | Lighting District; he was also a member of Belleville Elks | 21 | | Lodge 481, American Legion Belleville Post 58, and many other |
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| 1 | | civic organizations and humanitarian boards; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox enjoyed spending time with his family | 3 | | and friends, bowling, fishing, and his Friday night beer and | 4 | | fish; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox was preceded in death by his parents, | 6 | | Lester and Mary (nee Rushing) Cox; a sister, Pauline Brown; and | 7 | | 2 brothers, Buster Cox and Bobby Cox; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox is survived by his wife of 62 years, | 9 | | Teresa (nee Monolo) Cox; 3 children, Gary Lee (Karen) Cox, | 10 | | Linda Sue (Scott) Pearson, and Jeffrey Allen (Krissa) Cox; 6 | 11 | | grandchildren, Kyle Thomas (Emily) Pearson, Angela Nicole | 12 | | Pearson, Zachary Alexander Cox, Robert Scott Pearson, Logan | 13 | | Allen Cox, and Caden Maxwell Cox; 2 great-grandchildren, Thomas | 14 | | Cooper Pearson and James George Pearson; and many nieces and | 15 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | 19 | | Ralph L. Cox; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Ralph Cox as an expression of our |
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