Full Text of SR0683 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 Robert C. Morfey of Thomasboro, who | 4 | | passed away on March 2, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born April 4, 1934, in Champaign, the son | 6 | | of Charles and Eva Everence Morfey; he married Shirley Morrison | 7 | | on August 7, 1955, in Potomac; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He graduated from Potomac High School with the | 9 | | Class of 1952; he owned and operated Thomasboro Hardware for | 10 | | many years; he served as the Thomasboro village treasurer for | 11 | | 45 years; he served for 40 years on the Thomasboro Fire | 12 | | Protection District, where he served as the chief for 21 years; | 13 | | he was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Thomasboro and a | 14 | | past member of the TIA; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, He helped to organize the Thomasboro Fire Museum; | 16 | | he was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and enjoyed attending | 17 | | many of the ball games; he also loved to travel; he also liked | 18 | | to tinker with small engines; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, His greatest joy was spending time with his family | 20 | | and many friends; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Morfey is survived by his wife, Shirley; | 2 | | his sons, Bruce Morfey, Brian Morfey, Bill (Tammy) Morfey, and | 3 | | Mark (Buffy) Morfey; his grandchildren, Kassie and Mason | 4 | | Morfey, Kacie (Stephen) Chauncey, and Kara Watson; his | 5 | | great-grandchildren, Mackinsay and Forrest; his sisters, Joan | 6 | | Hamblin and Mary Ann (Duane) Morgan; and several nieces and a | 7 | | nephew; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 | | his family and friends, the passing of Robert Morfey; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Robert Morfey as a symbol of our | 14 | | sincere sympathy.
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