Full Text of SR0383 94th General Assembly
SR0383 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 Curtis S. Blevins of Wood | 4 |
| River on June 12, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Blevins was born September 14, 1929, in Wood | 6 |
| River to George "Shorty" and Ruby (Shirley) Blevins; he married | 7 |
| the former Patricia Coale Napp on May 5, 1976; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the | 9 |
| Korean War; after his return from the war, he opened Blevins | 10 |
| Root Beer Stand in Wood River; he then became a co-owner of | 11 |
| Wood River Bowl; he continued in the environmental services | 12 |
| department of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville until | 13 |
| retiring in 1992; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a life member of Wood River VFW Post 2859, | 15 |
| a member and past commander of Wood River American Legion Post | 16 |
| 204, a past State of Illinois sergeant-at-arms for the American | 17 |
| Legion, and past chef of the Forty & Eight Voiture 391; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his | 19 |
| brother, James Blevins; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Curtis S. Blevins will be felt by | 21 |
| all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Patricia; his | 22 |
| sons and a daughter-in-law, Gary Blevins, Greg Blevins, and | 23 |
| Mark and Laura Blevins; his daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley | 24 |
| and Rick Lankford and Tammy and Paul Caradonna; his | 25 |
| grandchildren, Christopher Blevins, Tori Hoffman, Gina | 26 |
| Blevins, Keri Blevins, Denise Blevins, Matthew Blevins, Chad | 27 |
| Lankford, Kyle Lankford, and Kayla Caradonna; his | 28 |
| mother-in-law, Vera Coale; and his aunt, Fern Tucker; | 29 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| Curtis Blevins and extend our sincerest condolences to his | 4 |
| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 7 |
| sympathy.
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