Full Text of SR0850 101st 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 Richard Elliott of Bunker Hill, who | 4 | | passed away on December 1, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Elliott was born in Montgomery County, | 6 | | Tennessee to Gullie E. and Elizabeth (Elrod) Elliott; he served | 7 | | in the U.S. Army and was discharged in February of 1947; he | 8 | | married Lena Maxine Forsyth in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on | 9 | | February 8, 1947, and they relocated to Alton; they moved to | 10 | | the Bunker Hill area in 1960; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Richard Elliott was employed at the Alton Box | 12 | | Board until retiring in 1982; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Richard Elliott was affectionately known as "RC"; | 14 | | he was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and coached his | 15 | | sons' baseball teams from Khourey League age to American Legion | 16 | | age; he also enjoyed watching his sons and grandsons play high | 17 | | school basketball; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Richard Elliott was preceded in death by his wife, | 19 | | Lena; his parents; his sisters, Roberta and Maxine; and his | 20 | | brothers, Charles, Jerome, and Bobbie; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Richard Elliott is survived by his sons, Richard | 2 | | D. (Vicki) and Terry (Carol); his grandchildren, Richard D. | 3 | | Elliott Jr. (Mike), Hiedi (Kevin) Stammer, Toby Elliott, Chad | 4 | | (Keri) Elliott, and Corey (Nicole) Elliott; and his | 5 | | great-grandchildren, Chelsea Jarden, Jake Stammer, Kailee | 6 | | Elliott, Alicia Elliott, Sean Rose, and Ryan Elliott; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Richard Elliott and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Richard Elliott as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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