Full Text of SR1563 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 Darrell Lee Mansfield of White Hall, who | 4 | | passed away on March 19, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Darrell Mansfield was born in Scottville to Coy | 6 | | Hicks and Ruth Marie (Marsh) Mansfield on August 11, 1932; he | 7 | | graduated from White Hall High School in 1950; he earned a | 8 | | degree in Animal Husbandry from the University of Missouri in | 9 | | 1954, where he was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity; | 10 | | he married Nancy Griswold in 1956; he later married Jo Ann | 11 | | Cosgriff in 1963; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Darrell Mansfield worked in grain and livestock | 13 | | farming; he spent three years in Roswell, New Mexico managing | 14 | | the feedlot for Glover Meat Packing; he then returned to White | 15 | | Hall to farm with his father; he expanded the farming operation | 16 | | and was eventually joined by his son; he loved to farm and | 17 | | especially enjoyed his herd of Texas Longhorns; he actively | 18 | | managed the farm until his death; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Darrell Mansfield was a lifetime supporter of the | 20 | | Shriner organization; he was a member of White Hall Lodge #80 | 21 | | AF & AM, the Scottish Rite-Valley of Springfield, the Ansar | 22 | | Shrine, the Rasna Shrine Club, and the Ansar Tin Lizzies Shrine |
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| 1 | | Unit; he was seen driving in the Tin Lizzie unit in many | 2 | | parades and had currently been serving as Captain; he was the | 3 | | Honorary Ringmaster at the Shrine Circus in 2011 and was named | 4 | | "Shriner of the Year" in 2008; he proudly hosted a pig roast | 5 | | every September which generated thousands of dollars for the | 6 | | Shriner's Hospital for Children in St. Louis; he served on the | 7 | | North Greene School Board; he enjoyed going to antique | 8 | | auctions, traveling, watching his grandchildren in their | 9 | | various activities, and socializing with friends; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Darrell Mansfield was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents and his brother, Donald Alonzo; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Darrell Mansfield is survived by his wife, Jo Ann; | 13 | | his children, Julie (Tim) King, Lon (Debbie) Mansfield, and Lea | 14 | | Ann (Steve) Brannan; his grandchildren, Andrew, John (Mary), | 15 | | Daniel, and Matthew (Maddie) King, Joe and Brooke Brannan, and | 16 | | Keaten Mansfield; his step-grandson, Jordan (Chrissy) Walters; | 17 | | his great-grandchildren, Carter and Claire King; and his two | 18 | | step-great-grandchildren, Alex and Tannin Walters; therefore, | 19 | | be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Darrell Lee Mansfield and extend our sincere condolences to his | 23 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Darrell Mansfield as an expression | 4 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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