Full Text of SR1491 100th 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 Leo M. Hopkins of Milan, who passed away | 4 | | on February 27, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leo Hopkins was born in Trenton, Missouri to | 6 | | Walter and Edith (Grim) Hopkins on April 16, 1925; he was a | 7 | | veteran of the United States Navy and served during World War | 8 | | II; he married Mary Tutonis, with whom he had two children; he | 9 | | later married JoAnne Kirkpatrick in Gilroy, California on | 10 | | November 4, 1975; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Leo Hopkins invented the fiberglass idlewild | 12 | | truck camper for Ranchero and El Camino vehicles; he had 29 | 13 | | dealers throughout the United States; he was President of | 14 | | Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation and retired in 1993; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Leo Hopkins was a member of Edgewood Baptist | 16 | | Church in Rock Island for nearly 70 years; he and his wife, | 17 | | JoAnne, loved to travel in the winter; in his earlier years, he | 18 | | enjoyed fishing and hunting; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Leo Hopkins was preceded in death by his parents; | 20 | | his brother, Wilbur Hopkins; and his sister, Doris Marshall; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Leo Hopkins is survived by his wife, JoAnne; his | 2 | | son, Gerald Hopkins; his daughter, Patricia Ragan; his | 3 | | stepdaughters, Valerie Brekke and Cheryl Farwell; and his many | 4 | | grandchildren and step-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Leo M. Hopkins and extend our sincere condolences to his | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Leo Hopkins as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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