Full Text of SR0596 098th 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 Harrison "Gene" Willis of Vernon Hills, | 4 | | who passed away on September 28, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Willis was born in Ellington, Missouri to | 6 | | George and Grace Willis; he was a World War II veteran and | 7 | | participated in the "Battle of the Bulge" with the 87th | 8 | | Infantry, Golden Acorn Division; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Willis retired from the Great Lakes Naval | 10 | | Training Center as a Chief Crane Operator; he was also a | 11 | | retired Senior Chief Petty Officer in the Naval Reserves; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Willis enjoyed restoring and painting | 13 | | automobiles and was the former Secretary/Treasurer of the Lake | 14 | | County Corvette Club; he also had a passion for painting and | 15 | | signing; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Willis was preceded in death by his first | 17 | | wife, Georgia (nee Shelby) Willis; his second wife, Katherine | 18 | | (nee Corzine) Willis; his parents; and his siblings, Lois, | 19 | | Hazel, Volley, Lewis, and Shirley; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Willis is survived by his children, Joyce |
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| 1 | | (Michael) Wade, Rita (James) Bero, and Steven (Billie Jean) | 2 | | Willis; his grandchildren, Brent (Cynthia) Wade, Eddie (Mindy) | 3 | | Plante, Carson (Brian) Gasner, Dawn Wilkenson, Crystal Willis, | 4 | | Melissa (Joe) Wilkenson-Morzuch, and Shelby (Aaron) Gustman; | 5 | | his 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews; | 6 | | therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Harrison "Gene" Willis and extend our sincere condolences to | 10 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution will be | 13 | | presented to the family of Harrison Willis as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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