Full Text of SR1531 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 William Earl Head of Rantoul, who passed | 4 | | away on January 29, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Head was born on April 19, 1921 in New | 6 | | Haven, Kentucky; his parents were Joseph Harry Head and Susan | 7 | | Mabel Bowling; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, William Head graduated from St. Catherine of | 9 | | Alexandria Academy in New Haven, Kentucky before signing up for | 10 | | active duty in the Army Air Corps in November of 1942; | 11 | | following the completion of B-24 aerial gunnery and mechanics | 12 | | schools, he was assigned to the 38th Bomber Squadron, 7th Air | 13 | | Force for service in the Central Pacific, the Eastern Mandates, | 14 | | the Western Pacific, and the Air Offensive of Japan; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, After the completion of his highly decorated | 16 | | military career, William Head was discharged and became a | 17 | | bomber hydraulics instructor at Chanute Air Force Base in | 18 | | Rantoul; in the late 1940s, he began working for Rogers | 19 | | Chevrolet and worked primarily in the parts and service | 20 | | departments; he subsequently ran the ENCO station, bulk plant, | 21 | | and body shop for Rogers Chevrolet, closing out his 38-year | 22 | | career with his retirement in 1984; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, William Head was preceded in death by his wife of | 2 | | 62 years, Mary Ruth (nee Johnson) Head; his daughter, Sandra | 3 | | Soucie; his 3 brothers; and his 4 sisters; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, William Head is survived by his sons, William | 5 | | Jerry (Lynn) Head, Joe (Pamela) Head, and John (Valerie) Head; | 6 | | his daughters, Bonnie (Asa) Bottom and Tamara Evans; his 15 | 7 | | grandchildren; his 20 great-grandchildren; and his brother, | 8 | | John Martin (Joy) Head; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of William Earl Head; and | 12 | | be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of William Head as an expression of our | 15 | | sympathy.
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