Full Text of SR0874 098th 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 William R. "Chatter" Chaplain of Benton, | 4 | | who passed away on January 17, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Chaplain was born on August 2, 1929 in | 6 | | Benton; his parents were Harley and Hazel (nee Bain) Chaplain; | 7 | | he married Beverly Boeck on November 16, 1985; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, William Chaplain served his country as a member of | 9 | | the United States Army Air Force's 97th Bombardment Wing, 8th | 10 | | Air Force of the 810th Division, having attained the rank of | 11 | | sergeant; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1956, William Chaplain became a co-owner and | 13 | | operator of McCann-Chaplain Pharmacy; in 1966, he became a | 14 | | co-owner and operator of Kimmel-Chaplain Pharmacy, serving in | 15 | | that capacity until 1979; he also was the former owner of | 16 | | Southern Illinois Office Mart in Benton; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, William Chaplain was an investor, owner, | 18 | | operator, and producer of many oil wells throughout southern | 19 | | Illinois; he also worked in the coal industry, holding United | 20 | | Mine Workers of America jobs with Inland Steel, Consolidated | 21 | | Coal, and Old Ben Coal; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, William Chaplain served as president of the | 2 | | Franklin County Fair for 18 years; he also served on the | 3 | | Illinois Department of Public Aid Board of Directors in Benton, | 4 | | the Benton Community Bank Board of Directors, the Rend Lake | 5 | | Conservancy District Board of Directors, and Benton City | 6 | | Economic Development; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, William Chaplain was a 50-year member of First | 8 | | Baptist Church in Benton and a member of the American | 9 | | Legion/Veterans of Foreign Wars in Benton and the Boccie Ball | 10 | | Club in Benton; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, William Chaplain was preceded in death by his | 12 | | first wife, Mary Lou Peyton; his parents; his daughter, Leslie | 13 | | Sue Chaplain; and his siblings, Jack Chaplain and Frances | 14 | | Henry; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, William Chaplain is survived by his wife, Beverly | 16 | | Chaplain; his children, William P. Chaplain, Todd (Dawn) | 17 | | Andres, John (Hilda) Andres, and Holly (Brian) Wyant; his | 18 | | grandchildren, William Gail Chaplain, Meredith (Rob) Ticer, | 19 | | Alexa Wyant, Neal Andres, Nina Andres, and Adam Andres; and his | 20 | | great-grandchild, Abigail Ticer; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 2 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of William R. "Chatter" | 3 | | Chaplain; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of William Chaplain as an expression of | 6 | | our sympathy.
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