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92_HR0301
LRB9208846RHrhA
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Howard Lee White, who passed away
5 on April 12, 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Howard Lee White was born on August 5, 1924, in
7 Carrollton, Illinois, to Clifford and Martha White; and
8 WHEREAS, Howard Lee White proudly served his country
9 during World War II in the United States Navy; and
10 WHEREAS, Howard Lee White was a county judge from 1962
11 until 1963, an associate judge from 1964 until 1971, and
12 circuit judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, State of
13 Illinois, from 1971 until 1984; after retirement from the
14 bench, he served as an attorney with McDonald, Cooper and
15 White Law Firm in Jerseyville; and
16 WHEREAS, Howard Lee White was an active member of the
17 First United Methodist Church in Jerseyville, the Illinois
18 Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association, the Illinois
19 Retired Judges Association, the US Golf Association, Moose
20 Lodge No. 695, Elks Lodge No. 954, American Legion Post No.
21 492, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4528, Masonic Lodge
22 No. 394, the Jersey County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors,
23 the Jersey Community High School Panther Athletic Club, and
24 the Ainad Shrine Temple in St. Louis, Missouri; and
25 WHEREAS, The passing of Howard Lee White will be deeply
26 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
27 Freda; his daughters, Sharon W. (husband, David) Koplan, and
28 Carol R. White; his son, Ronald W. White; his grandchildren,
29 Marcus Bidlack, Brian Bidlack, Lance Bidlack, Kevin D.
30 Koplan, and Katie Koplan; therefore, be it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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1 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2 we mourn, along with all who knew him, the death of Howard
3 Lee White of Jerseyville, Illinois; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of Howard Lee White with our sincere
6 condolences.