Full Text of SR0646 94th General Assembly
SR0646 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, We have learned with sadness that Roy S. Davis of | 3 |
| Carterville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, February 2, | 4 |
| 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born Oct. 2, 1922 in Herrin to Roy S. Sr. | 6 |
| and Eliza (Addison) Davis; he married Nadine Young on Sept. 14, | 7 |
| 1946 in Monee; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis fought for the Navy and the United | 9 |
| States of America in World War II on the USS Bainbridge and the | 10 |
| USS Dutton in the Pacific Ocean Theater; when he returned, he | 11 |
| worked at Norge and retired from Marion Federal Prison, after | 12 |
| 17 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Grand Avenue Baptist Church and | 14 |
| the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and a lifetime member of | 15 |
| the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Carbondale, Carterville | 16 |
| Boat and Yacht Club, and the Elks Lodge in Herrin; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis was the most generous, forgiving, and | 18 |
| loving friend to everyone he knew; he served his country from | 19 |
| start to finish with the greatest of pride and courage; he was | 20 |
| an inventor and engineer and had many patents; he loved to fish | 21 |
| at the Carterville boat docks and golf wherever he traveled; he | 22 |
| had found a computer to be a challenge and had mastered that in | 23 |
| the end; he was a great teacher and communicator; he loved | 24 |
| playing the saxophone in the John A. Logan College Community | 25 |
| Band and being with friends and family; he always had a big | 26 |
| garden with plenty for all; and
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| WHEREAS, The death of Roy S. Davis is a great loss to many, | 28 |
| including his loving wife, Nadine Davis; his daughter and | 29 |
| favorite son-in-law, Linda and Robbie Church; his grandson and | 30 |
| best buddy, Andy Church; many nieces, nephews, cousins, and |
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| friends; and Smokey and Mambo; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we express our deep | 4 |
| sorrow at the passing of Roy S. Davis, that we offer our | 5 |
| heartfelt sympathy to his family, and that we join his friends | 6 |
| and family in honoring his memory; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to Nadine Davis with our sincere condolences.
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