Full Text of SR0534 96th General Assembly
SR0534 96TH 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
William K. Carman, who passed away on | 4 |
| November 30, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman was born on January 7, 1945; his | 6 |
| parents were William S. and Lois Logan Carman; he was married | 7 |
| to the former Sandra Kay Watts; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman was a graduate of Alton Senior | 9 |
| High; he also attended Lewis and Clark Community College; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman was the owner and operator of | 11 |
| Carman Contracting Inc. for 43 years; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman served his country with pride and | 13 |
| distinction as a member of the United States Army serving in | 14 |
| the Vietnam War; he was the recipient of the Purple Heart, the | 15 |
| Medal of Valor, and other commendations for his meritorious | 16 |
| service; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman was a member of Morning Star | 18 |
| Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as chairman of the | 19 |
| Trustee Ministry and supervised the bus ministry; he was a | 20 |
| member of the American Legion VFW Post 354, a Past Master of |
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| Dunbar Lodge No. 97, Tyree Consistory No. 64, and a 33rd Degree | 2 |
| Mason; he served as the Worthy Patron of Bright Hope Chapter | 3 |
| No. 85 Order of the Eastern Star; he also donated much of his | 4 |
| time and talent to numerous community projects; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, William Carman was preceded in death by his | 6 |
| father; his grandparents, Amos and Hortense Logan and Arvis and | 7 |
| Treoplia Carman; and his dear uncles, George Carman and Carl | 8 |
| Logan; and
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| WHEREAS, William Carman is survived by his wife, Sandra | 10 |
| Kay; his mother, Lois E. Carman; his children, Markeitra | 11 |
| (Archie) Ingram; Marc (Melinda) Adams, Travis (Cheri) Smith, | 12 |
| Kristy (Donald) Mason-El, Deana Anderson, Kissa (Algie) | 13 |
| Ingram, Julius (Sarah) Anderson, Akia Appleby, Aamad Appleby, | 14 |
| and Ravi Appleby; his 17 grandchildren; his great-grandchild; | 15 |
| his brother, Richard S. (Celeste) Carman; his sisters, Regina | 16 |
| (Carl) Edwards, Robin (Terry) Douglas, and Annetta (Michael) | 17 |
| Thompson; and his many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; | 18 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 20 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 |
| his family and friends, the passing of William K. Carman; and | 22 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of William Carman as an expression of | 3 |
| our sympathy.
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