Full Text of HR0663 96th General Assembly
HR0663 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Clifford | 4 |
| Ripley of Marion, who passed away on August 30, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Clifford Ripley was born November 24, 1924, in | 6 |
| Moweaqua, the son of Oscar L. and Nellie (Babbs) Ripley; he | 7 |
| married Virginia Mae Edens on November 3, 1947, in Gibson City; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, He was a lifelong member and trustee of Marion | 10 |
| Independent Baptist Church; he retired from the Illinois State | 11 |
| Health Department in 1986; he was an active member of the | 12 |
| National Association of Sanitarians, where he served a term as | 13 |
| president and a term as vice-president; and he was named the | 14 |
| unsung hero for Southern Illinois in February 2002 for his | 15 |
| dedication to bringing travel documentaries and movies to | 16 |
| residents of local area nursing homes; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of AFSCME Illinois Retirees | 18 |
| Chapter 31 and Marine Corps League Shawnee Detachment 812, | 19 |
| which honored him in 2003 as Marine of the Year; he was a | 20 |
| supporter and major influence in the Toys for Tots program | 21 |
| every year; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia M. | 2 |
| Ripley; his parents; and all seven of his siblings; and
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| WHEREAS, Clifford Ripley is survived by his sons, James L. | 4 |
| Ripley and wife, Linda and David W. Ripley and wife, Karol; his | 5 |
| daughters, Wrayanne R. Flasar, Gena M. Carmen, and Connie J. | 6 |
| Rowe; his grandchildren, Lara "Jane" Flasar, Brandon Ripley and | 7 |
| wife, Cassiey, Heather Cronin and husband, Matt, Mindy Carmen, | 8 |
| Greg Carmen, Brittany Ripley, Ashley Ripley, Briana Rowe, and | 9 |
| Makenna Rowe; his great-grandchildren, Tyler Black, Kaden | 10 |
| Ripley, and Karter Ripley; and his many nieces and nephews; | 11 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 15 |
| Clifford Riley; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Clifford Ripley as a symbol of our | 18 |
| sincere sympathy.
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