Full Text of SR0415 95th General Assembly
SR0415 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 Jack Shelton of Vienna, who passed away | 4 |
| on October 15, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Jack Shelton was born August 17, 1928, in Eldorado | 6 |
| to John and Lora (Little) Shelton; he was married to Marylou | 7 |
| Browning on December 31, 1953, in Benton; and
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| WHEREAS, Jack Shelton was a graduate of Grand Tower Grade | 9 |
| School and Murphysboro High School; he was a United States Army | 10 |
| veteran, having served during the Korean War, stationed in | 11 |
| Tokyo, Japan; and
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| WHEREAS, Jack Shelton was a retired telegrapher for the | 13 |
| Illinois Central Railroad; for many years he owned and operated | 14 |
| Shelton TV Service in Vienna; he was also a licensed amateur | 15 |
| radio operator, with the call sign WB9WJW; he enjoyed computer | 16 |
| repair, electronics, and reading; and
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| WHEREAS,
Jack Shelton was preceded in death by his | 18 |
| grandson, Jack Edward Shelton II; his brother, Paul Shelton; | 19 |
| and a sister, Daphne Wills; he was a longtime deacon and | 20 |
| 40-year member of Vienna First Christian Church; recently he | 21 |
| was a member of Heartland Worship Center in Paducah; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Jack Shelton will be deeply felt by | 2 |
| his wife, Marylou; his children, Pat Stockdale, Cathy Drobysh, | 3 |
| Jan Farmer, Joan Clayton, and Jack Edward Shelton; his | 4 |
| sons-in-law, James Stockdale and David Clayton; his | 5 |
| daughter-in-law, Toni Shelton; his grandchildren, John, Danny, | 6 |
| and Will Stockdale, Melissa, Matthew, and Michael Drobysh, | 7 |
| Andy, Natalie, and Julie Farmer, Jill, Amy, and Kelly Clayton, | 8 |
| and Alex, Ben, Maggie, and Jake Shelton; and his brother, | 9 |
| Herbert Shelton; 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 Jack Shelton; and be it | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Jack Shelton as a symbol of our | 16 |
| sincere sympathy.
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