Full Text of SR2247 99th 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 Dennis Cooper, who passed away on | 4 | | September 16, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Cooper was born on June 12, 1943 in | 6 | | Sturdivant, Missouri; his parents were Howard and Georgia | 7 | | Cooper; he married Sandra "Sandi" L. Clapp on July 20, 1963 at | 8 | | the Cottage Hills Baptist Church; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Cooper and his wife were the owners and | 10 | | operators of Geno's 140 Club in Bethalto from June 20, 1983 | 11 | | until his passing; he was also president of the Illinois | 12 | | Licensed Beverage Association for six years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Cooper enjoyed traveling, seeing his | 14 | | friends, and spending time with his family; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Cooper was preceded in death by his | 16 | | parents; his wife, Sandra; his brothers, Jerrold, David, and | 17 | | Michael Cooper; and his sister-in-law, Shirley Cooper; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Cooper is survived by his sons and | 19 | | daughters-in-law, Cord and Kelly Cooper and Shane and Stacy | 20 | | Cooper; his grandchildren, Meaghan (Chris) Kearbey and |
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| 1 | | Caitlyn, Jordan, Dylan, and Wyatt Cooper; his | 2 | | great-grandchildren, Landon, Logan, Clayton, Machayla, and | 3 | | McKenna; his brothers and sister-in-law, Garry and Rose Cooper | 4 | | and Dawson "DM" Cooper; and several nieces and nephews; | 5 | | therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 8 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Dennis Cooper; and be | 9 | | it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Dennis Cooper as an expression of | 12 | | our sympathy.
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