Full Text of HR0564 096th General Assembly
HR0564 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Vergil H. | 4 |
| Fletcher of Collinsville, who passed away on June 30, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Vergil Fletcher was born on July 1, 1915; he | 6 |
| served his country with pride and distinction as a member of | 7 |
| the United States Army during World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, Vergil Fletcher retired after 32 years as head | 9 |
| basketball coach of Collinsville High School, where he led his | 10 |
| teams to two State titles in 1961 and 1965; he was named | 11 |
| Illinois National High School Coach of the Year in 1972 and was | 12 |
| picked as one of the greatest high school coaches of the | 13 |
| century; and
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| WHEREAS, Vergil Fletcher was a member of the American | 15 |
| Legion Post 365 in Collinsville, the Collinsville Noontime | 16 |
| Lions Club, the Knights of Columbus, and Ss. Peter & Paul | 17 |
| Catholic Church in Collinsville; and
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| WHEREAS, Vergil Fletcher was preceded in death by his | 19 |
| parents, John and Etta Fletcher; his brother, Cecil; and his | 20 |
| sisters, Helen Baker, Audra Brown, and Rose Mitchell; and
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| WHEREAS, Vergil Fletcher is survived by his wife, Violet | 2 |
| Fletcher, whom he married on June 9, 1938; his children, | 3 |
| Marietta (Dr. Marion) Thompson, Dr. Marlene (Dr. Joseph) | 4 |
| Rotter, Marcia Yates, Marian (Bruce) Evans, Mike (Margie) | 5 |
| Fletcher, and Marc (Joan) Fletcher; his sisters, Marian Mauzy | 6 |
| and Ruby Kay Vozarth; his brother, Jack Fletcher; and his 13 | 7 |
| grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Vergil | 11 |
| H. Fletcher; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Vergil Fletcher as an expression of | 14 |
| our sympathy.
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