Full Text of HR0708 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Glenn | 4 | | Edward Young, who passed away on August 15, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Glenn Young was born in West Frankfort on March | 6 | | 11, 1928 to Lewis Ervin and Lillie Mae (nee Womack) Young; he | 7 | | enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II at the | 8 | | age of 17 and was assigned to the Bureau of Naval Personnel in | 9 | | Washington D.C.; he was awarded the American Theater Ribbon | 10 | | Victory Medal; he moved back to West Frankfort after receiving | 11 | | an Honorable Discharge as Seaman First Class; he married Betty | 12 | | Rose Bollinger on February 10, 1950; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, After driving a taxicab for a while in 1950, Glenn | 14 | | Young started working for General Telephone Company, starting | 15 | | out as a lineman and later becoming a service technician, | 16 | | installing telephones and then a switching technician; he also | 17 | | served on the negotiating committee and as union steward for | 18 | | many years; he retired from the phone company in 1990 after 40 | 19 | | years of service; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Glenn Young was a member of International | 21 | | Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 702 for 65 years, where | 22 | | he served on the safety committee and as election judge; he was |
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| 1 | | also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American | 2 | | Legion, and the Moose club in West Frankfort; he was elected | 3 | | Denning Township Clerk for several terms; he was a very active | 4 | | Democrat precinct committeeman and served as Vice-Chairman of | 5 | | Franklin County Democrats for a number of years; he was also a | 6 | | member of the Wit and Wisdom Senior Center in West Frankfort | 7 | | and served on its board of directors; he was a rabbit and | 8 | | squirrel hunter and fisherman; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Glenn Young was preceded in death by his wife, | 10 | | Betty; his parents; his brother, Curtis Young; his son, Russell | 11 | | Young; and his granddaughter, Molly Young; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Glenn Young is survived by his 3 children, his | 13 | | son, Larry Young and wife, Linda, his daughter, Loutricia Brock | 14 | | and husband, Dale, and his son, William Young and wife, Cathy; | 15 | | his 18 grandchildren, Shana Young, Holly Powell and husband, | 16 | | Philip, Merissa Madden and husband, Tom, Shannon Geer and wife, | 17 | | Kelli, Carrie Young, Adam Young, Lea Brock, Robert Brock, Jason | 18 | | Young, Heather Young, Jeremy Young and wife, Miranda, Sarah | 19 | | McCollum and husband, Kyle, Megan Young and fiancé, Jarad | 20 | | Champlin, Jesse Young, Grace Young, Jake Young, and Josh Young; | 21 | | and his 10 great-grandchildren.; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 23 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| 1 | | mourn the passing of Glenn Edward Young, and extend our sincere | 2 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 3 | | him; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Glenn Young as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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