SR0367 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Louis Edward Whitsell of Pontoon Beach, who passed away on September 13, 2011; and

WHEREAS, He was born in Granite City on July 30, 1936; he lived in Pontoon Beach most of his life until he retired and moved in 1999 to a mini farm in Worden; and

WHEREAS, He graduated from Granite City High School in 1955; he served in United States Marine Corps Reserves from 1957 to 1962; he attended Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville and Lincoln Tech; he was a Tool and Die Maker for 46 years; and

WHEREAS, He was very active in politics and the Democratic party; he held elected office in many positions in Madison County, Nameoki Township, and Pontoon Beach; from 1968 to 1999 he served in different capacities as a Supervisor, County Board Member, Clerk, Treasurer, Alderman, Comptroller, Highway Superintendent, Precinct Committeeman; he was a member of Masonic Lodge 877, the Lions Club, and the Township Officials of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in his death by his mother, Louise (Frazier) Whitsell; his father; Elmon Whitsell; his sisters, Edith Whitsell McClusky and Mary Lou (Whitsell) Smith; his brother, David Whitsell; and his grandchild, Chad Petrillo; and

WHEREAS, Louis Whitsell is survived by his wife, Dell (O'Brian) Whitsell; his daughters, Debra and Mercie Mendoza, Deanna (Whitsell) Spears, Cindy Stoner, Susan Sparks, and Judith and Lance Haynes; his sisters, Shirley (Whitsell) Sims, Sandy (Whitsell) Riffey, and Ginny (Whitsell) Bettis; his brother, Jimmy Whitsell; his grandchildren, Natalie (Zimmerman) Furniss, Jessica (Jones) Daniels, Samuel Stoner, Mallory Stoner, Molly Haynes, and Zackary Louis Sparks; and his great-grandchildren, Callie Daniels and Ava Daniels; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Louis Whitsell; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Louis Whitsell as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.