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91_SR0241
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the Illinois
3 Senate that Ralph Allen Killey of Monmouth, Illinois recently
4 passed away; and
5 WHEREAS, Ralph Allen Killey was born in Lenox Township in
6 Warren County on March 7, 1908; his parents were P.I. and
7 Alice Winebright Killey; he was a graduate of Monmouth High
8 School and attended Brown's Business College in Galesburg,
9 Illinois; and
10 WHEREAS, Ralph Allen Killey married Frances Ada Brent on
11 May 27, 1932, in Monmouth, Illinois; she preceded him in
12 death; and
13 WHEREAS, Ralph Allen Killey was a member of the First
14 United Methodist Church of Monmouth; he served as Lay Leader,
15 Adult Superintendent, Chairman of Trustees, and Chairman of
16 the Building Committee for the $240,000 Educational Building;
17 in 1961 he was named Outstanding Methodist Man by the church;
18 and
19 WHEREAS, Ralph Allen Killey was a farmer and stockman
20 until his retirement in 1992; he lived in Lenox Township on
21 the Century Farm of the Killey family; and
22 WHEREAS, Ralph Allen Killey served as Co-Chairman of the
23 fund drive for the $4,000,000 Community Memorial Hospital; he
24 was President and Beef Chairman of the Warren County Prime
25 Beef Festival, and was honored in 1994 by being named Prime
26 Beef Festival Parade Marshall, along with his wife; he also
27 was a member of the Board of Directors of the Monmouth Trust
28 and Savings Bank; and
29 WHEREAS, Ralph Allen Killey was a member of the Monmouth
30 Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellows; he was a 60-year
31 member of the Roseville Masonic Lodge #519 A.F. & A.M. and he
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1 was Worshipful Master in 1946; he was Past High Priest of the
2 Warren Chapter #30 R.A.M. and a member of the Mohammed Shrine
3 in Peoria and the Western Illinois Shrine Club; and
4 WHEREAS, Ralph Allen Killey was a member of the Board of
5 Education of the Roseville Schools; during his time on the
6 board, the Roseville Community Unit District was formed and
7 he served as the first President of the Unit District; he was
8 a Republican Precinct Committeeman for 20 years and the
9 County Chairman for 10 years; and
10 WHEREAS, Ralph Allen Killey was Past Vice President of
11 the YMCA Building Fund Drive; he served as Warren County
12 Chairman of the Health Improvement Association and Director
13 of District 3; for 5 years he was State Vice President of the
14 Illinois Health Improvement Association; and
15 WHEREAS, Ralph Allen Killey was a member of the Warren
16 County Farm Bureau; he served for 6 years on the Henderson
17 Livestock Marketing Association; he was a farm member of the
18 Monmouth Chamber of Commerce and in 1977 was honored as the
19 Chamber's Man of the Year; and
20 WHEREAS, Ralph Allen Killey is survived by his daughter,
21 Barbara Joyce Hedberg and her husband, Ray; his son, Frank
22 Phillip Killey and his wife, Barbara; his grandchildren,
23 Nicholas Hedberg, Stephen Hedberg, Samantha Hedberg, Lee
24 Sanchez, Adam Killey, Lynne Killey, Rebecca Donegan, Roger
25 Killey, Cindy Hallam, Lisa Flannagan, Michelle Fillman,
26 Kristin Killey, and Brent Killey; and his many
27 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
29 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
30 his family and friends, the death of Ralph Allen Killey of
31 Monmouth, Illinois; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Ralph Allen Killey.