Full Text of SR0474 98th 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 Marvin Thomas Everett of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on July 23, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Everett was born on December 4, 1929; his | 6 | | parents were Earl W. and Margaret F. (Peplow) Everett; he | 7 | | married Phyllis Jean Ricks on January 7, 1950; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Everett retired from Caterpillar after 38 | 9 | | years of dedicated service; he subsequently spent most of his | 10 | | retired life serving his community; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Everett was a proud member of United Auto | 12 | | Workers Local 974, where he served as a chief steward and | 13 | | skilled trades chairman; he served as a volunteer firefighter | 14 | | for Richwoods Township for 13 years, achieving the rank of | 15 | | assistant fire chief, and served as a volunteer firefighter at | 16 | | the Caterpillar Tech Center for 23 years; he was also a | 17 | | founding member of Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April | 18 | | in Peoria in 1994; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Everett was the recipient of numerous | 20 | | awards and honors, including the President's Call to Service | 21 | | Award in 2006, the Ray A. Neuman Award as Tri-County Citizen of |
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| 1 | | the Year in 2010, the Christmas in April Hearts and Hammer | 2 | | Award in 1996, and the Eugene G. Moore Award for Community | 3 | | Service in 2002; he was also honored to be the grand marshal of | 4 | | the Peoria Labor Day Parade in 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Everett was preceded in death by his | 6 | | brothers, John Everett, Sr. and Thomas Everett, and his | 7 | | sisters, Shirley Maston, Margaret Wallman, and Geraldine | 8 | | Silverman; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Everett is survived by his wife, Phyllis; | 10 | | his children, Barbara Jean (Robert) Knock, Michael Thomas | 11 | | (Ginny) Everett, Karen Joyce Everett, James Arthur (Maura) | 12 | | Everett, and Teresa Ann (Tim) Schierer; his brothers and | 13 | | sisters, Phyllis C. (Ronald) Veiria, Valorie J. Everett, | 14 | | Earlene (Raymond) Martens, Mary K. Powers, Betty L. (Robert) | 15 | | Bohm, William (Ruby) Everett, and Robert (Nancy) Everett; his | 16 | | grandchildren, Teresa (Phillip) Portillo, Eric Knock, Michael | 17 | | (Laura) Everett, Jennifer Everett, Christopher (Erin) Everett, | 18 | | Lacey (Matt) Everett, and Kelli (Andrew) Phelps; and his | 19 | | great-grandchildren, Nicole Portillo, Antonio Portillo, Erika | 20 | | Knock, Morgan McClallen, Mariah McClallen, and Rilee Everett; | 21 | | therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 23 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
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| 1 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Marvin Thomas Everett; | 2 | | and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Marvin Everett as an expression of | 5 | | our sympathy.
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