Full Text of SR0610 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of William Ellison "Bill" Kelly of Rock | 4 | | Island, who passed away on October 12, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kelly was born in Newton, Iowa on January 3, | 6 | | 1929; he later moved to Davenport, where he graduated from | 7 | | Davenport High School; he served as head cook in the 109th | 8 | | Infantry, 28th Division, F Company in the U.S. Army during the | 9 | | Korean War, where he supervised the meals for 900 troops while | 10 | | overseas in Germany; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kelly later worked in sales and owned his | 12 | | own pizza and sub shop; after his wife passed, he met Judy | 13 | | Saylor and spent the last 37 years refinishing and selling | 14 | | antiques, attending estate sales, and RV traveling to antique | 15 | | shows; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kelly was a member of the Sons of the | 17 | | American Revolution; he enjoyed golfing and boating, | 18 | | especially sailing with his son-in-law, Art; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kelly was preceded in death by his spouse, | 20 | | LaVerna Darleen (Meyer); his parents, Clarence William and | 21 | | Ruth Gladys (Bumgardner) Kelly; his brother, George; his |
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| 1 | | sister, Constance; and his son, Kevin Patrick; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kelly is survived by his daughters, Kristy | 3 | | Lynn (Arthur) Durham, Kathleen Rose (the late Don) Ketelsen, | 4 | | and Koleen Michele (Charles) DeLaRosa; his 19 grandchildren; | 5 | | his 36 great-grandchildren; his 15 great-great grandchildren; | 6 | | his several nieces and nephews; his companion, Judy Saylor, | 7 | | her children, Chris and Amy, and her granddaughter, Lilie; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | William Ellison "Bill" Kelly and extend our sincere | 12 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 13 | | him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Bill Kelly as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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