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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were saddened to learn
3 of the death of Albert W. Scott II of Carrollton on Thursday,
4 April 3, 1997; and
5 WHEREAS, He was born in Carrollton on November 21, 1916,
6 the son of Rollins L. and Ada M. Farrelly Scott; he graduated
7 from Carrollton High School and Shurtleff College in Alton;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Scott was a career military officer who
10 retired with the rank of major in 1963 with 22 years of
11 active duty in the United States Air Force; he flew 32 combat
12 missions with the 490th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force in
13 Europe and was awarded the Air Medal along with other
14 decorations; and
15 WHEREAS, Following his discharge, Mr. Scott returned to
16 Carrollton to become owner and publisher of the Carrollton
17 Gazette-Patriot in 1963; and
18 WHEREAS, He was a member of the 490th Bomb Group
19 Association, a former member of the Carrollton Lions Club and
20 Jaycees, and was affiliated with the First Baptist Church in
21 Carrollton; and
22 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
23 and friends, especially his wife, June; his son and
24 daughter-in-law, Al and Annette Scott III; his daughters and
25 sons-in-law, Alan and Esther Baldwin, Suzanne Scott, and
26 Gordon and Betty Jean Bamberg; his grandchildren, Joshua,
27 Deborah, Michelle, Casey, Benjamin, Tony, Rachel, and
28 Katelynn; and his brother and sister-in-law, James and Hellon
29 Scott; therefore, be it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
31 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sorrow and regret
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1 the death of Albert W. Scott II and extend our sincere
2 condolences to his family and friends; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to his widow, June Scott.