Full Text of HR1546 096th 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
Bill | 4 | | Morris of West Frankfort, who passed away on October 17, 2010; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bill Morris was born on February 12, 1927, in West | 7 | | Frankfort; his parents were Joe and Lillie (Griffith) Kee | 8 | | Morris; he married Pat (Avery) Morris on March 10, 1950, in | 9 | | West Frankfort; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bill Morris served his country with pride and | 11 | | distinction as a member of the United States Navy; he was a | 12 | | member of American Legion Post 1961 of Orient; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bill Morris retired after many years of service as | 14 | | a letter carrier with the United States Postal Service; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bill Morris was very active in many community and | 16 | | county activities; he was a member of Franklin County Country | 17 | | Club and a former board member of the Frankfort Unit District | 18 | | 168 School Board; he served on the Franklin County Sheriff's | 19 | | Department Merit Board and was a former member of the Franklin | 20 | | County Board and the Denning Cemetery Board; he was also an | 21 | | active member of the Redbird Boosters Club, the West Frankfort |
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| 1 | | Masonic Lodge 567, where he was also a past master, and the | 2 | | Shriners; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Bill Morris was preceded in death by his parents; | 4 | | his wife; and his brother, Kenneth Morris; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Morris is survived by his son, Greg and his | 6 | | wife, LaVeme Morris; his daughters, Terri Morris and Cindy Jo | 7 | | and her husband, Allan Knopf; his 7 grandchildren; his 13 | 8 | | great-grandchildren; his sister, Barbara Benns; and his many | 9 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Bill | 13 | | Morris; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Bill Morris as an expression of our | 16 | | sympathy.
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