Full Text of SR0036 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 Ronald "Ron" Cornelius, who passed away | 4 | | on December 18, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Cornelius was born on December 24, 1941 in | 6 | | Joliet; his mother was Ollie Kay Cornelius; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Cornelius graduated from Joliet Township | 8 | | High School in 1960; he subsequently earned a degree in | 9 | | business administration from Roosevelt University in 1977; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Cornelius was employed with Commonwealth | 11 | | Edison for 34 years; after retiring from ComEd, he served as a | 12 | | counselor at Joliet Job Corps and Aunt Martha's Youth Service | 13 | | Center; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Cornelius served in local politics since | 15 | | the 1980s; he was elected to the Joliet Township High School | 16 | | Board and was appointed as a commissioner on the Will County | 17 | | Board; he also served as president of the Joliet Public Library | 18 | | Board and as a member of the Will County Board of Health; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Cornelius was a member of the Beacon Club | 20 | | and the Associated Clubs of Greater Will County; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Cornelius was preceded in death by his | 2 | | mother and 2 brothers, Sterling and Terry Cornelius; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Cornelius is survived by his loving and | 4 | | devoted wife of 11 years, Arnetta Cornelius; 2 sons, James | 5 | | (Lisa) White and Cedric Foster; 2 brothers, Melvin and Floyd | 6 | | Cornelius; 2 sisters, Patricia Childs and Rosa Wilson; and many | 7 | | grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other family members, | 8 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Ronald "Ron" | 12 | | Cornelius; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Ronald Cornelius as an expression of | 15 | | our sympathy.
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