Full Text of SR0475 95th General Assembly
SR0475 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 Paul E. Forby of Benton, who passed away | 4 |
| on January 1, 2008; Mr. Forby was the father of our colleague, | 5 |
| Illinois State Senator Gary Forby; and
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| WHEREAS, Paul E. Forby was born December 23, 1924, in | 7 |
| Makanda, the son of Homer Forby and Ethel (Maze) Forby; he was | 8 |
| raised by his stepfather, Herbert Draper; he married the former | 9 |
| Betty June Elkins on August 27, 1943; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked as a superintendent for E.T. Simonds for | 11 |
| 18 years and then worked as a coal miner at Freeman Mine 6 in | 12 |
| Waltonville for 19 years and retired at age 62; he was a member | 13 |
| of UMWA, Benton Masonic Lodge, and the Shrine Temple and Steel | 14 |
| City Baptist Church; he enjoyed golfing and camping with his | 15 |
| wife, Betty, in Texas and Florida; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Forby was preceded in death by his parents; | 17 |
| his stepfather, Herbert Draper; and one granddaughter, Melissa | 18 |
| Forby; and
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| WHEREAS,
Paul E. Forby is survived by his wife, Betty June | 20 |
| Forby; his three sons, Illinois State Senator Gary Forby and | 21 |
| wife, Angie, Mike Forby and wife, Glenda, and Eric Forby and |
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| wife, Amy; his eight grandchildren, Lisa Black and husband, | 2 |
| Mike, Justin Forby, Jeremy and Mackenzie Fleetwood, Dustin | 3 |
| Forby, Melissa Cole and husband, Kevin, and Jake and Zack | 4 |
| Forby; his three great-grandchildren, Hanna Forby, and Trey and | 5 |
| Chase Cole; his brother, Homer Forby and wife, Niecey; and | 6 |
| several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Paul E. Forby; and be it | 10 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of Paul E. Forby as a symbol of our | 13 |
| sincere sympathy.
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