Full Text of SR1420 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 Royce N. Bates of Milan, who passed away | 4 | | on September 20, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Royce Bates was born to William and Georgia | 6 | | (Harris) Bates in Conway, Arkansas on August 29, 1951; he | 7 | | served in the U.S. Army; he married Perfecta Eguia in Milan on | 8 | | July 21, 1973; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Royce Bates owned and operated Bates Roofing in | 10 | | Milan for 45 years; he was also the business manager and dean | 11 | | of students for the Bible Missionary Institute for many years; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Royce Bates was a member of Trinity Bible | 14 | | Missionary Church in Milan for 30 years where he served with | 15 | | distinction, locally, on the district level, and for the | 16 | | general church; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Royce Bates was preceded in death by his parents | 18 | | and his sister, Lois Hoof; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Royce Bates is survived by his wife; his children, | 20 | | Gayla (James) Howard, The Reverend Royce (DeAnna) Bates Jr., |
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| 1 | | and Leila (The Reverend Aaron) Dowd; his grandchildren, Chad | 2 | | (Kayla), Ashlyn, Neal, Trenton, Brenton, Jenna, Garren, | 3 | | Stewart, Kristen, Carson, Carter, Truitt, Shane, Jason, | 4 | | Lillyana, and Brooke; and his siblings, Rick (Denise) Bates, | 5 | | Randy (Gayle) Bates, and Kayla Bates; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 8 | | Royce N. Bates and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 12 | | presented to the family of Royce Bates as an expression of
our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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