SR0031 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0031 LRB102 13757 ECR 19107 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Lyle E. Decker of Rock Island, who passed away on December 11, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Lyle Decker was born to Charlie and Minnie (Hall) Decker in Burgess on March 9, 1932; he graduated from Aledo High School and then served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War; he was formerly married to Joyce Bewley; he later married Maxine Beasley Taylor in August of 1982; and

WHEREAS, Lyle Decker worked at Bear Manufacturing for 26 years until their closing; he later worked at Material Products and Tri-City Manufacturing for many years; he owned Decker's Welding and did upholstery work from his shop at home; he was a deputy sheriff with the Mercer County Sheriff Department and later for the Aledo Police Department; and

WHEREAS, Lyle Decker was a member of the Illinois Police Association; and

WHEREAS, Lyle Decker loved camping, fishing, playing pool at Maggie's Place in Reynolds, going to casinos with his daughters, and wintering in Arizona; and

WHEREAS, Lyle Decker was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Maxine; his grandson, Brandon Gehn; his brothers, Bert, Arvid, Lee, Charles, and Cletus Decker; and his sister, Lila Bloomfield; and

WHEREAS, Lyle Decker is survived by his daughters, Christine Palmer, Kathy (Kurt) Gehn, and Cindy Miller; his stepchildren, Albert "Butch" (Karen) Taylor and Sandy Conklin; his grandchildren, Deena Bradford, Tara Carr, Justin (Amy) Fowler, Honesty (Dewey) Trobaugh, Christopher (Trish) Reed, Kyle Tharp, Matthew (Micheala) Gehn, Sean Flynn, and Casey Flynn; his fourteen great-grandchildren; his two great-great-grandsons; and his numerous nieces, nephews, and additional family; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Lyle E. Decker and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Lyle Decker as an expression of our deepest sympathy.