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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Harry E. Lewis of Wood |
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| River on December 28, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born December 28, 1919 in St. Louis to |
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| Harry E. Lewis, Sr. and Adele Boker; he married the former |
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| Gladys "Marie" Malcom on May 18, 1946 in St. Louis; and
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| WHEREAS, He served in the U.S. Navy from 1939 to 1945 |
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| before going to work as an operating engineer and dispatcher at |
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| Wood River Oil Company from 1946 until his retirement from |
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| Clark Oil Company in 1984; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the First Baptist Church of |
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| Fosterburg; he was also a master-craftsman and enjoyed bowling |
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| with the Senior Bowling League at Airport Bowl; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and one |
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| sister, Gloria Scott; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Harry E. Lewis will be felt by all |
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| who knew and loved him, especially his wife; his sons, David |
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| (Annette) Lewis, Roger Lewis, and Tom (Kathy) Lewis; his |
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| grandchildren, Ryan, Nathan, Alex, Andy, and Beth Lewis; and |
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| his brother, Floyd Lewis; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Harry E. Lewis along with all who knew and loved him and we |
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| extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest |
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