Full Text of SR0439 97th 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
Dennis A. "Denny" Yost, who passed away | 4 | | on November 1, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Yost was born on July 2, 1937, in Alton; he | 6 | | was the son of Fred and Evelyn (Scott) Yost; he married the | 7 | | former Mary A. O'Neal on December 6, 1980, in Godfrey; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Yost earned his bachelor's degree from | 9 | | Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Yost retired from the United States Navy | 11 | | with the rank of lieutenant after 4 tours of duty in Vietnam | 12 | | and over 600 combat missions as a Radar Intercept Officer in | 13 | | F-4B Phantom jet fighters; he was also a graduate and | 14 | | instructor at the Navy's Top Gun Fighter School; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of his service to our country, | 16 | | Dennis Yost was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, 24 Air | 17 | | Medals, and a Navy Commendation Medal with two Stars and Combat | 18 | | "V"; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Yost was an operator at Amoco in Wood | 20 | | River, Whiting, Indiana, and Casper, Wyoming, from 1976 until |
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| 1 | | his retirement in 1995; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Yost was of the Catholic faith; he was a | 3 | | member of the Alton VFW Post 1308, the National Rifle | 4 | | Association, the Austin Healey Club, and the Retired Officers | 5 | | Association; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Yost enjoyed cooking, woodworking, | 7 | | winemaking, mechanics, and lawn care; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Yost was preceded in death by his parents; | 9 | | and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Yost is survived by his wife, Mary; his | 11 | | children and their spouses, Lisa Sanders, Renee and Doug Myers, | 12 | | Nicki and Tony Lopez, Dale Alan and Sarah Davis, Kim and Matt | 13 | | DuBois, and Danny and Sheila Davis; his grandchildren, Alisha, | 14 | | Ben, Shaun, Luke, Chris, Dennis, Laci, Nick, Zach, Garrett, | 15 | | Stephanie, Monica, Heather, Misty, Justin, Deric, Dru, and | 16 | | Kylee; his 6 great-grandchildren; his brothers and | 17 | | sister-in-law, Larry and Susan Yost and Douglas Yost; and his | 18 | | many nieces, nephews, cousins, and good friends; therefore, be | 19 | | it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| 1 | | his family and friends, the passing of Dennis A. "Denny" Yost; | 2 | | and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Dennis Yost as an expression of our | 5 | | sympathy.
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