Full Text of SR0340 95th General Assembly
SR0340 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Granville "Mac" Warfield of Granite City, | 4 |
| who passed away on August 21, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Granville Warfield was born July 17, 1931 in | 6 |
| Granite City; he was known to most people as "Mac"; and
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| WHEREAS, Mac Warfield was a member of St. John Lutheran | 8 |
| Church, and affiliated with numerous civic organizations; and
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| WHEREAS, Mac Warfield first was elected to serve as Granite | 10 |
| City alderman in 1979; he also was superintendent of streets, a | 11 |
| position he held until 1991; he was re-appointed as alderman in | 12 |
| 1994 and in 1995 won a bid for re-election; he resigned in 1996 | 13 |
| after winning a bid for election to serve as a member of the | 14 |
| Madison County Board; he was hired by the Metro East Sanitary | 15 |
| District in 1998, and resigned as a member of the County Board; | 16 |
| then Mayor of Granite City Ron Selph re-appointed him to serve | 17 |
| on the Granite City Council and he won re-election in 1999, | 18 |
| 2001, and 2005; he was also a precinct committeeman, a retired | 19 |
| steelworker from Granite City Steel, and most recently served | 20 |
| as 6th Ward alderman for Granite City; and
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| WHEREAS, Mac Warfield was the leader of the Democratic |
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| Party in Madison County from 1984 to 1988; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Granville "Mac" Warfield was preceded in death by | 3 |
| his parents, William W. and Estella, nee Schnettou, Warfield; | 4 |
| the passing of Granville "Mac" Warfield will be deeply felt by | 5 |
| those who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Betty, nee | 6 |
| Nash, Warfield; his brothers, William Warfield and Danny | 7 |
| Warfield; his sisters, Irene Warfield and Jean Ramstack; his | 8 |
| special family friend, Sharon Perjak; and several nieces and | 9 |
| nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Granville "Mac" | 13 |
| Warfield; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Granville "Mac" Warfield as a symbol | 16 |
| of our sympathy.
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