Full Text of SR0639 096th General Assembly
SR0639 96TH 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 Eldon Lee Polhemus of Hanna City, who | 4 |
| passed away on February 12, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on November 2, 1934, in Hanna City to | 6 |
| Bruce and Eileen (Swardinski) Polhemus; he married Betty Cain | 7 |
| on April 10, 1958, in Lincolnshire, England; he served in the | 8 |
| United States Air Force from November 1951 to May 1960 and | 9 |
| fought in the Korean War; he was awarded the honor of Queen | 10 |
| Scout in England (equivalent of Eagle Scout) for his work with | 11 |
| the scouts while stationed in England; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Hanna City American Legion; | 13 |
| a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge in Glasford, where he | 14 |
| attained the 32nd degree; member of the Hanna City Centennial | 15 |
| Committee; and of the Shriners; he was also a member of the | 16 |
| Hanna City United Methodist Church and chaired the building | 17 |
| committee; and
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| WHEREAS, He spent 40 years in automobile sales in | 19 |
| dealerships in the Peoria area, including Quality Motors in | 20 |
| Hanna City, which he and Betty owned and operated for 26 years; | 21 |
| he and his wife also owned and operated Polly's Glass Tap in | 22 |
| Minonk; he served on the Peoria County Board, representing |
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| District 16 for 18 years, from 1990 to 2008; and he also served | 2 |
| on and chaired numerous committees and was strongly involved | 3 |
| with Peoria County Veterans affairs; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a supporter of veterans' recognition and | 5 |
| spearheaded the veterans memorial in Hanna City; he held | 6 |
| numerous offices in local government throughout his lifetime; | 7 |
| he started Feed the Flooded to help the victims of the 1993 | 8 |
| Mississippi flood in Keithsburg; and he loved bald eagles and | 9 |
| amassed a collection of more than 700 pieces of eagle | 10 |
| memorabilia and gifts from family and friends; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and two | 12 |
| sons, Bruce and John; and
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| WHEREAS, Eldon Polhemus is survived by his wife of 51 | 14 |
| years, Betty; his daughter, Janet (Tom) Timian; his | 15 |
| daughter-in-law, Sharon Polhemus; his four grandchildren; his | 16 |
| five great-grandchildren; and his brother, Ronnie (Kathy) | 17 |
| Polhemus; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 19 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 20 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Eldon Polhemus; and be | 21 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of Eldon Polhemus as a symbol of our | 3 |
| sincere sympathy.
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