Full Text of SR1850 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 Eddie B. "Ed" Stafford of Jacksonville, | 4 | | who passed away on March 19, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ed Stafford was born in Jacksonville to Ralph and | 6 | | Irene Berry Stafford on December 20, 1930; he graduated from | 7 | | Jacksonville High School in 1949 and married Kathy Baker on | 8 | | December 31, 1981; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ed Stafford's career began at Prairie Farms Dairy, | 10 | | where he quickly moved up to route supervisor, then to manager | 11 | | by the age of 24, and later to sales supervisor for all of | 12 | | Western Illinois, Northeast Missouri, and Southeast Iowa; he | 13 | | made his home in Quincy and spent 15 years in the dairy | 14 | | business; he made a career change in 1968 and began working at | 15 | | Bound to Stay Bound Books; he had a brief stint as national | 16 | | sales manager for the American Companies of Kansas and then | 17 | | traveled for Bound to Stay Bound as a west central division | 18 | | manager for the next 30 years, covering a territory of 12 | 19 | | Midwestern states; after retirement from Bound to Stay Bound, | 20 | | he started a small business, Sta-Bilt Enterprises, which grew | 21 | | over the next 10 years in the Jacksonville area; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Ed Stafford was very proud of his family; he |
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| 1 | | enjoyed traveling and meeting people, sharing experiences, | 2 | | family history, and dog stories; he was a man of strong | 3 | | convictions; he was generous, kind, and willing to help others; | 4 | | he was a positive role model; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ed Stafford was preceded in death by his daughter, | 6 | | Lu Ann Stafford; his parents; his sister, Wilma Jean Stafford; | 7 | | and his brother, Wilbur Stafford; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Ed Stafford was survived | 9 | | by his wife, Kathy, who has since passed; he is survived by his | 10 | | children, Beverly Bea (Steven Kent) Pahlmann, Roxanna Rae (Rod) | 11 | | Hollenstine, Edward Andrew (Demetria) Stafford, and Lance | 12 | | Matthew (Heather) Stafford; his sister, Nancy (Tom) Cooney; his | 13 | | brother, Don (Denise) Stafford; three granddaughters; one | 14 | | grandson; one great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Eddie B. "Ed" Stafford, and extend our sincere condolences to | 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Ed Stafford as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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