SR0333 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of David Webb Sr., who passed away on May 20, 2013; and

WHEREAS, David Webb Sr. was born on November 2, 1919, in Lafayette County, Mississippi; his parents were Mammie Pettis Webb and Tom Lewis; he married Sarah Lee Frison in 1938; and

WHEREAS, David Webb Sr. professed his faith in Christ at an early age and joined the Buford Chapel United Methodist Church, where he served as a trustee, class leader, lay leader, member of the parish relations staff, and overseer of the cemetery; and

WHEREAS, David Webb Sr. was a member of the College Hill Water Association, a foster grandparent with the North Mississippi Regional Center, and a member of Stafford Masonic Lodge #523 P.H.A.; and

WHEREAS, David Webb Sr. was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Lee; his parents; his sons, Jessie Webb and Willie Webb; and his siblings; and

WHEREAS, David Webb Sr. is survived by his daughters, Lois (Walter) Smith and Adriene B. Webb; his sons, David (Mary) Webb, Jr., Charles (Bernice) Webb, Sharron (Anne) Webb, and John (Elsie) Quarles; his 20 grandchildren; his 23 great-grandchildren; his many cousins, nieces, and nephews; and his special nieces, Mary Lois Lewis-Miller and Loretta Redmond-Campbell; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of David Webb Sr.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of David Webb Sr. as an expression of our sympathy.