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91_HR0225
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this Body were saddened to learn
3 of the death of J. Leo Davis of Carlyle on Friday, April 16,
4 1999; and
5 WHEREAS, He was born in Trenton on July 6, 1916, the son
6 of Joseph and Bertha Huelskamp Davis; he married the former
7 Mary Nothaus on November 22, 1947; and
8 WHEREAS, He was a veteran of World War II, having served
9 with the U. S. Army in the Pacific Theater; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Davis retired in 1980 as a plant supervisor
11 with Illinois Bell after more than 38 years of service; he
12 was Mayor of Carlyle for 16 years; and
13 WHEREAS, He was past president of the Illinois Municipal
14 League; he was a member of St, Mary's Catholic Church in
15 Carlyle, the Carlyle Rotary Club, a Paul Harris Fellow of
16 Rotary, the American Legion Post 404, the Veterans of Foreign
17 Wars Post 3523, the Carlyle Sportsmen's Club, the Carlyle
18 Fire Department, and the Carlyle Lake Golf Club; and
19 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
20 and friends, especially his wife, Mary; his sons and
21 daughters-in-law, Ken and Cindy Davis and Dean and Pam Davis;
22 his daughters and sons-in-law, Phyllis and Tom Barnard and
23 Debbie and Navid Navidi; and his grandchildren, Eric, Monica,
24 Jocelyn, Michelle, Justin, Barbara, Charles, Jason, and
25 Dillon; therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we note with sorrow and regret the death of J. Leo Davis and
29 extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
30 be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to his widow, Mary Davis.