Full Text of SR0749 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Dennis L. Wilson of Athens, who passed | 4 | | away on January 9, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Wilson was born in Springfield to Carl | 6 | | Leamon and Ora Pearl Boyer Wilson on July 7, 1950; he graduated | 7 | | from PORTA High School in 1968; he was drafted by the U.S. Army | 8 | | in 1969, and he served with the 82nd Airborne Division during | 9 | | the Vietnam War; he returned to Petersburg after his service; | 10 | | he married Rebecca "Becky" Aiken on October 13, 1973; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Wilson worked for the Illinois Department | 12 | | of Transportation/Division of Highways for 34 years and | 13 | | retired as a lead worker for Mason and Menard counties in 2008; | 14 | | he loved to tell the stories of plowing snow during the | 15 | | blizzards of the 1970s and 1980s, especially the one where he | 16 | | plowed the same snow from the same storm for weeks due to ever | 17 | | shifting winds; he could tell you how to get anywhere in the | 18 | | U.S. on any road and was always asked for directions anywhere | 19 | | he went, even if he had never been to the destination himself; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Wilson was extensively involved in the | 22 | | community over the years; he served as cubmaster for Athens |
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| 1 | | Pack 52, as assistant scoutmaster for Athens Boy Scout Troop | 2 | | 52, and as unit commissioner for the Abraham Lincoln Council; | 3 | | while cubmaster, he was so successful in recruiting boys into | 4 | | the scouting program at one point that there were more boys in | 5 | | the school district in Scouts than not; he was also a member of | 6 | | Menard County American Legion Post #129 and served in a | 7 | | variety of positions; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Wilson loved traveling with his family and | 9 | | spending the winters in Arizona, visiting with his pals in the | 10 | | neighborhood; he was overjoyed when he reconnected with his | 11 | | high school buddy, John Boeker, and they attended drag races | 12 | | and car shows while continuing the over 50-year debate about | 13 | | Chevy versus Ford; he lived his life to be with his family and | 14 | | to take care of them; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Wilson was preceded in death by his | 16 | | parents; his brothers, Daniel Carl Wilson and Larry Wilson; | 17 | | his sister, Dixie Harris; and an infant sister, Mary Lorraine | 18 | | Wilson; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Wilson is survived by his wife, Becky; his | 20 | | daughter, Denelle "Deni" Wilson; his grandson, Connor Andrew | 21 | | "Andy" Wilson; Logan Dowell; his sisters, Clara Taylor and | 22 | | Helen Barbee; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be | 23 | | it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Dennis L. Wilson and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Dennis Wilson as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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