Full Text of SR0252 94th General Assembly
SR0252 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of William Tobias "Bill" | 4 |
| Perry of Wood River on May 22, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Perry was born January 11, 1945, in | 6 |
| Belleville, Kansas, to William Frank and Helen Twyla (Speich) | 7 |
| Perry; and
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| WHEREAS, He married the former Diane Spickard on June 7, | 9 |
| 1965, in Lawrence, Kansas; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1967 | 11 |
| with a bachelor of science degree and with minors in biological | 12 |
| science, social studies, and language arts; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a teacher for 37 years, with the last 30 | 14 |
| years at East Alton-Wood River Community High School; he also | 15 |
| coached football, track, golf, bowling, and wrestling; and
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| WHEREAS, He was active in the community, heading fund | 17 |
| drives for Multiple Sclerosis and The Cancer Institute; he was | 18 |
| on the Police and Firemen's Board for the City of Wood River; | 19 |
| he enjoyed golf, reading, traveling, and attending cultural and | 20 |
| sporting events; he was a member of the Wood River Moose and | 21 |
| the Police Pension Board; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of William Tobias "Bill" Perry is felt | 24 |
| by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Diane; his | 25 |
| daughters, Angie Perry and Heather (Scott) Gabbert; his | 26 |
| grandchildren, Anna and Matthew Gabbert; his sisters, Judy | 27 |
| (Thom) McGuire and Francie (John) Hattabaugh; his brother, Jim | 28 |
| (Karen) Perry; his nephew, John McGuire; his special friends, |
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| John Bradley and Antoinette Williams; and his mother-in-law and | 2 |
| father-in-law, Roland and Cleo Spickard; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 4 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 |
| William Tobias "Bill" Perry and extend our sincerest | 6 |
| condolences to his family, friends, and community; and be it | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 10 |
| sympathy.
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