Full Text of SR1448 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 Philip J. White of Silvis, who passed | 4 | | away on September 23, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Philip White was born in Leominster, | 6 | | Massachusetts to Henry E. and Beatrice (Bailey) White on | 7 | | October 1, 1936; he attended St. Leo School in Leominster and | 8 | | St. Bernard's High School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Philip White loved to play baseball and played | 10 | | professionally in the Midwest League; he was signed by the | 11 | | Boston Red Sox in 1956; he served his country in the U.S. Army | 12 | | and earned several commendations; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Philip White graduated from the Palmer College of | 14 | | Chiropractic in 1964 and married Mercedes Stai on November 28, | 15 | | 1964; he and his wife returned to Leominster, where he | 16 | | practiced for over 37 years, retiring in 2002; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Philip White enjoyed camping in Maine, traveling, | 18 | | tinkering and fixing things, and spending time with his | 19 | | grandchildren; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Philip White was preceded in death by his parents |
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| 1 | | and his sister, Jean Raney; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Philip White is survived by his wife, Mercedes; | 3 | | his children, Philip White Jr., Paul (Wendy) White, Prescott | 4 | | (Sharon) White, Terri Favela, and Michael Selhost; his | 5 | | grandchildren, Jenna, Nicholas, Adan, Raul, Jennifer, Jacquie, | 6 | | Tim, Anthony, Benjamin, and Katherine; his | 7 | | great-grandchildren, Michael, Izabel, Elizabeth, Audrey, | 8 | | Mason, Jaxson, Lily, and Landon; and his siblings, Henry White, | 9 | | Douglas (Nancy) White, James White, Richard White, Robert | 10 | | White, Laureen White, and Lynn Matarese; 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 | | Philip J. White and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Philip White as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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