Full Text of SR0625 95th General Assembly
SR0625 95TH 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
Ellis Hartseil of Peoria, who passed away | 4 |
| on March 27, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Ellis Hartseil was born on August 7, 1922 in | 6 |
| Peoria; he was the son of Everett and Gertrude Happ Hartseil; | 7 |
| he married June C. Henderson on June 29, 1946 in Eureka; and
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| WHEREAS, Ellis Hartseil served with honor and distinction | 9 |
| as a member of the United States Army during World War II; he | 10 |
| was inducted into the Army in 1942 and served until his | 11 |
| honorable discharge in 1945 at the rank of Staff Sergeant; he | 12 |
| served as a member of the 14th Armored Division in the European | 13 |
| Theatre; he was the recipient of the Bronze Star in recognition | 14 |
| of his service to his country; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Ellis Hartseil was employed as an assessor for | 16 |
| Limestone Township for 28 years until his retirement on | 17 |
| December 31, 1989; he was also a member and former vice | 18 |
| president of the Peoria County Assessors Association and a | 19 |
| former member of the Peoria County Board; and
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| WHEREAS, Ellis Hartseil was also employed as a plasterer at | 21 |
| Hartseil Plastering in Peoria; he was a 50-year member of |
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| Plasterers Union Local No. 12; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Ellis Hartseil was a past president and secretary | 3 |
| of the Limestone Democratic Club; he was a member for over 40 | 4 |
| years, past president, and secretary of the Pleasant Hill | 5 |
| School Board; and
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| WHEREAS, Ellis Hartseil was a member of St. Ann's Catholic | 7 |
| Church in Peoria and a former member of the Elks Club; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Ellis Hartseil was an avid bowler; he was a member | 9 |
| and past president of the Greater Peoria Bowling Association | 10 |
| and was inducted into its Bowling Hall of Fame in 1985; he was | 11 |
| the secretary of Landmark Sportsman Bowling Leagues since 1947; | 12 |
| he was the secretary of the VFW Post No. 8662 Bowling Leagues | 13 |
| for 15 years; in 1989, he was the winner of the Class C Senior | 14 |
| Singles Tournament; he also bowled in the Calumet League for | 15 |
| several years and the ABC/USBC Tournament for 30 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Ellis Hartseil enjoyed fishing, hunting, and | 17 |
| reading; he was proud to be a colon cancer survivor; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Ellis Hartseil was preceded in death by his wife, | 19 |
| June C. Henderson, and his two brothers; and
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| WHEREAS, Ellis Hartseil is survived by his daughters, |
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| Carolyn Anderson and Judy (Robert) Chance; his sons, Steve | 2 |
| (Dianne) Hartseil and Charles (Jacqueline) Hartseil; his eight | 3 |
| grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and his sisters, | 4 |
| Geraldine (Jim) Kelly and Eileen Coughlin; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 7 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Ellis Hartseil; and be | 8 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Ellis Hartseil as an expression of | 11 |
| our sympathy.
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