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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Paul Cope of Alton, who passed away on
4 September 21, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Paul Cope was born on September 2, 1925 in
6 Otterville; he was the son of Lester and Blanche (Price) Cope;
7 he married the former Helen Beuschel on May 5, 1950 at the
8 Otterville Baptist Church in Otterville; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Paul Cope worked for McLain Trucking for over 40
10 years; he enjoyed the adventures of being an over-the-road
11 trucker; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Paul Cope was a member of the First United
13 Methodist Church in East Alton, where he ushered and enjoyed
14 playing softball; he particularly enjoyed spending time with
15 his children and grandchildren; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Paul Cope was preceded in death by his wife,
17 Helen; his parents; his brothers, Leslie Cope, Mark Cope, and
18 Clyde Cope; and his sister, Marian Cope; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Paul Cope is survived by his daughters, Leslie
20 Hill and Mona Davis; his grandchildren, Keith Barrow, Rebecca

 

 

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1 Hill, and Chad Barrow; his great-grandson, David Jeffrey Hill;
2 and his sister, Gladys Drainer; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
5 his family and friends, the passing of Paul Cope; and be it
6 further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the family of Paul Cope as an expression of our
9 sympathy.