Full Text of SR1747 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 Thomas W. "Tom" Fletcher of Oakwood, who | 4 | | passed away on May 9, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tom Fletcher was born in Elmira, New York to Glen | 6 | | H. and Alma L. (Smith) Fletcher on June 28, 1942; he married | 7 | | his college sweetheart, Susan K. Volle, in Elmhurst on August | 8 | | 31, 1963; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Tom Fletcher played baseball in the Detroit Tigers | 10 | | organization as a southpaw pitcher, after earning All-American | 11 | | honors at the University of Illinois; after his baseball | 12 | | career, he worked as a safety supervisor at TeePak in Danville | 13 | | and later as an activities supervisor at the Danville | 14 | | Correctional Center; he retired in 2003; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Tom Fletcher was a life member of Hebron United | 16 | | Methodist Church in Newtown; while baseball served as a way of | 17 | | life for him, it was not a singular passion, as he enjoyed | 18 | | tinkering around his country home, building decks, crafting | 19 | | furniture, and moving dirt for numerous flowering terraces and | 20 | | walkways; he also played golf with lifelong friends every | 21 | | Tuesday; traveling across the country with his most treasured | 22 | | friend, his wife, Sue, was a newfound joy in retirement; he |
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| 1 | | loved his family and friends; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Tom Fletcher was preceded in death by his parents | 3 | | and his in-laws, Paul and Carolyn Volle; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Tom Fletcher is survived by his wife, Susan; his | 5 | | children, Darrin (Sheila) Fletcher, Randy (Michelle) Fletcher, | 6 | | and Allison (John) Klint; and his grandchildren, Casey, Koby, | 7 | | Preslie, Averie, Ella, and Zane Fletcher, and Katie and Joey | 8 | | Klint; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Thomas W. "Tom" Fletcher and extend our sincere condolences to | 12 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Tom Fletcher as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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