Full Text of SR0925 94th General Assembly
SR0925 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were saddened | 3 |
| to learn of the passing of Oscar Henry Wilkinson of Granite | 4 |
| City January 2, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Oscar Henry Wilkinson was born on February 18, | 6 |
| 1925 in Gabaret Island, Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Wilkinson was the owner and operator of 5 Star | 8 |
| Engineering and Mechanical Contractors; he retired in 1990 | 9 |
| after 16 years as a steamfitter and mechanical contractor; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Wilkinson proudly served his country during | 11 |
| World War II in the United States Army with 82nd 508 "Red | 12 |
| Devils" Airborne Division and was the recipient of the Purple | 13 |
| Heart; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Wilkinson was an avid Nascar and stock car | 15 |
| enthusiast and enjoyed nature, whether watching the birds or | 16 |
| admiring the flowers; he will be remembered for the love of his | 17 |
| family his ability of cooking; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Wilkinson was preceded in death by his beloved | 19 |
| wife, Mary Joan (nee Blaylock) Wilkinson, whom he married | 20 |
| October 13, 1945, in Venice, Illinois, and passed away on | 21 |
| August 3,1993; his parents, Percy Joshua and Virginia Edna (nee | 22 |
| Tayon) Wilkinson; three sons, Vernon E. Wilkinson, Joseph R. | 23 |
| Wilkinson, and James David Wilkinson; and ten brothers and | 24 |
| sisters; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, Oscar Wilkinson is survived by his children, | 26 |
| Harold T. "Tom" and Brenda Wilkinson, Richard L. "Dick" | 27 |
| Wilkinson, P.J. (Cheryl) Wilkinson, Mary R. Lackey, Laura K. | 28 |
| (Mark) Williams, Roger A. (JoEllen) Wilkinson, and Charles D. | 29 |
| (Cheryl) Wilkinson; his 25 grandchildren; his 23 |
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| great-grandchildren; his two great-great-grandchildren; his | 2 |
| sisters, Virginia (Stanley) Martin, Margaret Frazier, and | 3 |
| Grace Foley; and other extended family and friends; therefore, | 4 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 7 |
| his family and friends, the death of Oscar Henry Wilkinson; and | 8 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Oscar Henry Wilkinson as an | 11 |
| expression of | 10 |
| our condolences.
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