Full Text of SR0890 094th General Assembly
SR0890 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | 3 |
| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Leslie | 4 |
| McCollum, Jr., of Herrin, Illinois, who passed away on November | 5 |
| 18, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Leslie McCollum, Jr., was born July 6, 1925, in | 7 |
| Johnston City, Illinois; his parents were Leslie and Ethel | 8 |
| (Simpson) McCollum; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Anne Marie Bione on November 25, 1947, | 10 |
| at the United Methodist Church in Herrin;
Mr. McCollum served | 11 |
| in both the United States Army and the United States Marines | 12 |
| during World War II and the Korean War; and
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| WHEREAS, After being honorably discharged from the | 14 |
| service, Leslie McCollum, Jr., began 40 years of service to the | 15 |
| people and children of Southern Illinois in the field of | 16 |
| education; he worked as a teacher, counselor, coach, | 17 |
| administrator, and finally Regional Superintendent of the | 18 |
| Williamson County Schools for 12 years; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Leslie McCollum, Jr., initiated the Academic | 20 |
| Scholar Bowl in Williamson County and established the | 21 |
| Williamson County Spelling Bee; he volunteered and worked with | 22 |
| the Special Olympics and the Alternative School and initiated | 23 |
| the "Coats for Kids" program for Southern Region 6; he served | 24 |
| as co-chair for the American Cancer Society and chaired the | 25 |
| Williamson County Chapter for 25 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He volunteered at the Marion Veterans | 27 |
| Administration Hospital and served on the board of directors of | 28 |
| the American Heart Association; he served on the Herrin Park | 29 |
| Board and was on Senator Alan Dixon's Naval Academy Selection | 30 |
| Board; and he was an active member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
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| Catholic Church in Herrin; and
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| WHEREAS, Leslie McCollum, Jr., is survived by his loving | 3 |
| wife, Anna Marie McCollum, and his two loving daughters, Denise | 4 |
| A. McCollum and Stephanie S. McCollum; he was preceded in death | 5 |
| by his parents, Leslie and Ethel McCollum; his stepfather, | 6 |
| Frank Schwaninger; and his two half brothers, Joe and John | 7 |
| McCollum; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 |
| his family and friends, the death of Leslie McCollum, Jr., and | 11 |
| extend our best thoughts at this time; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Leslie McCollum, Jr.
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