Full Text of SR0675 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Roy E. Boren of Herrin, who passed away | 4 | | on March 9, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born May 17, 1919, in Herrin, to Thomas and | 6 | | Lylian (Everly) Boren; he was united in marriage with Mary | 7 | | Belle Francis on July 9, 1938, in Jackson, Missouri; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He formerly co-owned and operated with his wife, | 9 | | Mary Belle, the Boren's IGA grocery stores in Herrin, | 10 | | Harrisburg, and Carbondale; he was a longtime director of the | 11 | | Herrin Security Bank Board and retired as director emeritus for | 12 | | Herrin Security Bank; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, He was a deacon and taught boy's Sunday school | 14 | | class at First Baptist Church in Herrin; he was a veteran of | 15 | | the United States Navy during World War II, serving with the | 16 | | Seabee's in Guam and Okinawa; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, He and his wife loved to travel throughout the | 18 | | world with their family and close friends, Bob and Dorothy | 19 | | Mercer, Ruth Wilma, and Tommy Colombo; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, His memberships included but were not limited to: |
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| 1 | | lifetime membership in the Herrin Elks, Baker-Ladd VFW Posts | 2 | | 1567, Herrin American Legion Post 645, Herrin Chamber of | 3 | | Commerce, Herrin Better Business Association, to which he was | 4 | | the biggest promoter and supporter, Herrin United Way, | 5 | | volunteer at the Herrin Hospital for 15 years, former member of | 6 | | the Herrin Kiwanis's Club, Oddfellows Club, and Executive | 7 | | Committee Director of the Illinois Food Retailer's | 8 | | Association; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, He was one of the founding organizers of | 10 | | HerrinFesta Italiana and was honored as a Special Guest in | 11 | | 2011; he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the | 12 | | Herrin Chamber of Commerce in 2006; and assisted with | 13 | | coordinating the Mayor Quaglia's Thanksgiving Dinner for the | 14 | | citizens of Herrin; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; | 16 | | his siblings, Helen Long, Mike Boren, Woodrow Boren, and twin | 17 | | sister, Faye Musgrave; his niece, Lynne Rae Hindman; his | 18 | | nephew, Ronnie Musgrave; his brother-in-law, Paul Francis; and | 19 | | his close friends, Bob Mercer, Ruth Wilma, and Tommy Colombo; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Roy Boren is survived by his daughter, Brenda | 22 | | Preston and Ed Schullian; his sons and a daughter-in-law, Jerry | 23 | | Boren and David and Amy Boren; his grandchildren, Amy Suchadoll |
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| 1 | | and her husband, Jeff, James Neal Preston and fiancée, Sarah | 2 | | Varoujean, Brian Preston and fiancée, Beth Foster, Joshua | 3 | | Boren, and Danielle Boren; his great-grandchildren, Jordan | 4 | | Preston, Brandon Suchadoll, Jake Suchadoll, and Jenna | 5 | | Suchadoll; his sister-in-law, Barbara Francis; his nephews and | 6 | | nieces, Tom Boren and his wife, Ibby Jean, Morris "Chick" Boren | 7 | | and his wife, Carlen, Terry Boren and his wife, Maria, Mike | 8 | | Musgrave and his wife, Pam, Jim Francis and his wife, Wendy, | 9 | | Paul E. Francis, and Sallie Ann and Brian Suprenant; and his | 10 | | several great-nieces and nephews and close friends Dorothy | 11 | | Mercer and Melba Thurman; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 | | his family and friends, the passing of Roy Boren; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Roy Boren as a symbol of our sincere | 18 | | sympathy.
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