Full Text of SR1446 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 Gene M. Key of Hampton, who passed away | 4 | | on September 25, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gene Key was born in rural Trenton, Missouri to | 6 | | Fred and Deloris (Metsker) Key on October 31, 1940; he | 7 | | graduated from high school in Trenton and married Carlotta | 8 | | McClullen; he married Donna Wilde Willeford in Hampton on | 9 | | November 13, 1971; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gene Key and his family moved to the Quad Cities, | 11 | | and he started work at John Deere Harvester before being | 12 | | drafted into the U.S. Navy; he later went to work at | 13 | | International Harvester; he retired from Case Tenneco in 1992, | 14 | | where he spent all 33 years in the steel receiving department; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Gene Key and his family liked to travel; their | 17 | | first trip was to Disneyland, and they visited numerous state | 18 | | capitals; he enjoyed mowing the grass, sitting in his rocking | 19 | | chair on the front porch, hanging out with his friends at the | 20 | | Keg, visiting the gun club, and attending fish fries; he | 21 | | especially enjoyed bowling and joined three different leagues; | 22 | | his favorite job was being first mate on Skip's pontoon boat; |
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| 1 | | he liked everybody, and everyone liked him; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Gene Key was preceded in death by his son, William | 3 | | Michael; his parents; his brother, Ronaldeen Key; and his | 4 | | sister, Annielea Blattnar; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gene Key is survived by his sons, Joseph (Angie) | 6 | | and Daniel (Vicki) Key; his bonus daughter, Diana (Chris) | 7 | | Erling; his grandsons, Dustin (Tosha) Key and Ryan and Shane | 8 | | Jochim; his granddaughter, Bailey Erling; his | 9 | | great-grandchildren, Arista and Aiden Key; and his brothers, | 10 | | Freddie (Carrol) and Buddie Key; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Gene M. Key and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 14 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Gene Key as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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