Full Text of HR0985 96th General Assembly
HR0985 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Clyde G. | 4 |
| Howell of Yorkville, who passed away on February 14, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Clyde G. Howell was born on the family farm on May | 6 |
| 24, 1916, the son of Charles and Hazel (Gabel) Howell;
Mr. | 7 |
| Howell was united in marriage on August 8, 1942 to the former | 8 |
| Miss Yvonne Faxon and they spent the next 67 happy years of | 9 |
| their lives together; and
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| WHEREAS, He served his country proudly as a member of the | 11 |
| Illinois National Guard; he was a lifelong member of the United | 12 |
| Methodist Church in Plattville; Mr. Howell was a longtime | 13 |
| farmer in the Kendall County area; and
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| WHEREAS, During the 1960s, he was a volunteer Deputy on the | 15 |
| Kendall County Sheriff's Department; Clyde was an avid | 16 |
| sportsman, who enjoyed both hunting and fishing; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, He taught both gun safety and instructions to the | 18 |
| Boy Scouts of America; 12 years ago the he started a youth camp | 19 |
| for instruction in shotgun, rifle, handgun, trap, and archery; | 20 |
| Mr. Howell was the author of several sports and travel magazine | 21 |
| articles, as well as being a talented photographer; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles | 2 |
| and Hazel Howell and a sister in infancy; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, | 4 |
| great-grandfather, brother, and uncle who will be deeply missed | 5 |
| by both family and friends; he is survived by his wife, Yvonne | 6 |
| Howell; his children, Candy (Delbert) Thomas, Julie (Barney) | 7 |
| McKee, and Jay Howell; his six grandchildren, Sean (Kara) | 8 |
| Thomas, Sarah Thomas, Quinn and Kellye McKee, Christopher | 9 |
| (Jennifer) Howell, and Nathaniel (Sarah) Howell; his three | 10 |
| great-grandchildren, Aidan, Isaac, and Kadence Thomas; his | 11 |
| sister, Elizabeth (Albert) Johnson; as well as several nieces | 12 |
| and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Clyde | 16 |
| Howell; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Clyde Howell as a symbol of our | 19 |
| sincere sympathy.
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