Full Text of SR2401 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Wayne L. Meece of Normal, who passed away | 4 | | on October 16, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wayne Meece was born in Monticello to James Elmer | 6 | | and Anna Willis Meece on September 23, 1934; he served in the | 7 | | United States Army from 1954 to 1957 in the 82nd Airborne; he | 8 | | attended Illinois State Normal University, where he was an All | 9 | | American quarterback; he graduated from Illinois State | 10 | | University (ISU) in 1960 and married Loretta J. Powell in | 11 | | Bloomington on October 23, 1964; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Wayne Meece was a general manager in the moving | 13 | | industry for many years; he was a head linesman for 20 years in | 14 | | the Big Ten; he officiated five bowl games - two Rose Bowls in | 15 | | 1986 and 1990, the Tangerine Bowl in 1978, the Liberty Bowl in | 16 | | 1983, and the Peach Bowl in 1991; he also officiated high | 17 | | school basketball, where he worked in the State Tournament | 18 | | Series on three different occasions; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Wayne Meece had a strong desire to mentor young | 20 | | officials in the profession; he was a member of the Illinois | 21 | | Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and was elected to the Illinois | 22 | | State University Hall of Fame in 1974; he was an observer for |
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| 1 | | ISU for 25 years for basketball and football; he received the | 2 | | Stretch Miller Award from ISU in October 2010; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Wayne Meece was a member of Eastview Christian | 4 | | Church, where he sang in the choir and was the lead usher for | 5 | | over 25 years; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Wayne Meece was preceded in death by his parents; | 7 | | his brothers, Robert Meece, James Meece, George Meece, Lynn | 8 | | Meece, Raymond Meece, and Ralph Meece; and his sister, Mary | 9 | | Stone; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Wayne Meece is survived by his wife, Loretta; his | 11 | | children, Randy Clarke, Scot (Shannon) Meece, and Beth | 12 | | (Michael) Beauford; his grandchildren, Reed (Chanell) Clarke, | 13 | | Jordan Clarke, Lindsay (Paul) Craddock, Brock Meece, Blaise | 14 | | Beauford, and Lacey Beauford; his great-grandchildren, Ella | 15 | | and Beckett Craddock, and Story and Rush Clarke; and his | 16 | | sisters, Shirley (Dale) Turner, and Sandra Harris; therefore, | 17 | | be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Wayne L. Meece, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Wayne Meece as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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