Full Text of SR0985 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 Frank E. Edwards of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away along with his wife on January 28, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Edwards was born in Springfield to Francis | 6 | | and Berniece M. (Hashman) Edwards on September 16, 1950; he | 7 | | graduated from Glenwood High School in 1968; he served in the | 8 | | Illinois National Guard from 1969 to 1975; he received his | 9 | | teaching degree from Eastern Illinois University in 1974; he | 10 | | married Cinda J. Janssen on January 15, 1983; he was a lifelong | 11 | | Springfield resident; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Frank Edwards began his career at the Springfield | 13 | | Fire Department in 1977 and retired in 2002, spending his final | 14 | | 19 months serving as chief; he was elected and proudly served | 15 | | as the Ward 1 Alderman for the City of Springfield from 2003 to | 16 | | 2015; he also served as interim-mayor from December 2010 to | 17 | | April 2011; alongside his wife, he owned and operated | 18 | | Springfield Auto Body and Towing from 2005 onwards; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Frank Edwards was a longtime member of the | 20 | | Sangamon County Republicans and Island Bay Yacht Club; he | 21 | | enjoyed flying and was a commercial pilot and a pilot | 22 | | instructor; he also enjoyed boating, traveling, and spending |
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| 1 | | time with his family and their beloved doodle, Lily, as well as | 2 | | their rescue dog, Nicky; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Frank Edwards was preceded in death by his parents | 4 | | and a brother-in-law, Melvin Rich; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Edwards is survived by his son, Alex | 6 | | Edwards; his sister, Judy Rich; his nieces, Nancianne (Mark) | 7 | | Knipfer and Sheri (Douglas) Iwanicki; his great-nieces, Julia | 8 | | Knipfer, Abby Knipfer, and Madi Iwanicki; his great-nephew, | 9 | | Gabe Iwanicki; and his uncle, Kenneth Hashman; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Frank E. Edwards and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Frank Edwards as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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