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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives were saddened to learn that William Robert
4 "Bill" Malone of Carterville, Illinois, passed away on August
5 10, 2006; and
 
6     WHEREAS, William Malone was born on Oct. 20, 1940 in Harco,
7 Illinois, to William Grant and Roberta Maxine (Killman) Malone;
8 he married Lois Jean Stalorites on Sept. 8, 1962; they renewed
9 their vows in Bora Bora in 1998; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He was CEO of Malone's Early Learning Centers in
11 Carterville; he was a member of the First Baptist Church in
12 Carterville, which he represented on three mission trips to
13 Kazakhstan; and
 
14     WHEREAS, As an advocate for children and families, he
15 served as district coordinator for Action for Children and as a
16 state delegate to Illinois Association for the Education of
17 Young Children; he was a member of Voices for Illinois
18 Children, Southern Illinois Association for the Education of
19 Young Children, Southern Illinois Early Childhood Action Team,
20 and Partners in Professionalism; he served on the Meth and
21 Suicide Coalitions; and
 
22     WHEREAS, William Malone attended Southern Illinois
23 University; he received a Master Professional Award from
24 Childcare Resource and Referral for the last 5 years; in 2005,
25 he was presented the Heart of the Affiliate Award for his
26 dedication to children from the Southern Illinois Association
27 for the Education of Young Children; he was presented the
28 Sharing and Caring Award from the Illinois Department of Human
29 Services and the Department of Children and Family Services in
30 2005; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, William Robert "Bill" Malone is survived by his
2 wife, Lois Jean Malone; his daughters and sons-in-law, Belinda
3 Jo and Jeff "Bear" Dupuy and Donna Jo and Lee Eklund; son and
4 daughter-in-law, William Eugene and April Malone; his
5 grandchildren, Sara Bree Bloodworth, Steven Joseph Elliott,
6 Dillon Scott Eklund, Jonathon Bradley Dupuy, Jacob Eklund,
7 Brennan Scott, Alexandra Grace, and Miranda Kay Malone; his
8 great-grandson, Koby Braxton Childers; his brother, Jerry
9 Malone; his nephew, James Joseph Biederman; his nieces and
10 their families, Debra and Sid Horn and their children, Tim and
11 Ryan, Lisa Malone and her son, Gavin; his beloved friend,
12 Sheila Jolly; his beloved cats, Rebel and Midnight; his loyal
13 friends; and all of the extended family of the children he has
14 cared for over the last 30 years who came to call him their
15 own; and
 
16     WHEREAS, William Malone was preceded in death by his
17 parents, William Grant and Roberta Maxine Malone; his mother
18 and father-in-law, Joseph Paul and Sara Ellen Stalorites; and
19 his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mary and Dick Biederman;
20 therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
24 William Malone; and be it further
 
25     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to the family of William Malone.