Full Text of SR0603 093rd General Assembly
SR0603 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Howard Ariel Mathus of East | 4 |
| Alton on Saturday, June 12, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Mathus was born on July 23, 1924, in Alton to | 6 |
| the late Cliff Ariel and MaBelle (Coyle) Mathus; he married the | 7 |
| former Priscilla Young on April 18, 1946, in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Mathus valiantly served his country in the | 9 |
| U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 on the U.S.S. New Jersey; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Mathus was employed as a wireman for IBEW | 11 |
| Union Local 649 for 53 years, retiring in 1988; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Mathus was a 55-year member of the IBEW Local | 13 |
| 649, a member of American Legion Post 199 in Edwardsville, a | 14 |
| Past Commander of Wood River Post 204, a Past Commander of the | 15 |
| Madison-Bond County Council, a Past 22nd District Commander, | 16 |
| and a Past 5th Division Commander; he served on numerous | 17 |
| committees on the local and State level of the American Legion, | 18 |
| was a member of the 22nd District Last Mans Club, a member of | 19 |
| the Egyptian Past Commanders Club, serving as | 20 |
| secretary-treasurer for 12 years, a member of the Illinois | 21 |
| Association of County Veterans Assistance Commission, serving | 22 |
| as State president two years, a 55-year member of Franklin | 23 |
| Masonic Lodge AFAM in Alton, a member of the Alton FOE (Eagles) | 24 |
| Aerie 254, and a life member of the Alton VFW 1308; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Howard Ariel Mathus has been deeply | 26 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Priscilla; his son, Mark | 27 |
| Ariel Mathus; his daughter and son-in-law, Pamela Ann and | 28 |
| Kenneth Grohman; his grandchildren, Jeffrey Mathus, Meagan | 29 |
| Mathus, and Vanessa Grohman; his brothers and a sister-in-law, | 30 |
| Phillip and Margie Mathus, Cliff A. Mathus, and Roger C. |
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| Mathus; his sister and brother-in-law, Lloyd and Mary Ann | 2 |
| Barber; and his sisters-in-law, Ruth Mathus, Florence Mathus, | 3 |
| and Mary Young; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 |
| Howard Ariel Mathus, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 7 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Howard Mathus as an expression of | 11 |
| our sincere condolences.
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