Full Text of SR0818 97th 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 Kenneth L. Edwards of Pittsfield, who | 4 | | passed away on June 4, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on August 18, 1939 in Springfield, the | 6 | | son of Abner C. and Lillian E. Yancy Edwards; he married Janet | 7 | | Heavner on April 17, 1965 in the Pearl Christian Church; he was | 8 | | of the Methodist faith; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He graduated from Western Illinois University and | 10 | | was a member of the Sigma Phi Fraternity while in college; he | 11 | | was a teacher at Divernon High School; he also worked as a | 12 | | Petroleum Specialist with Gromark in Bloomington and as a | 13 | | Regulatory Administrative Manager with Gromark; he was the Pike | 14 | | County Code Hearing Officer for 10 years, and was also the Pike | 15 | | County Zoning Officer; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of the American Feed Association, | 17 | | the National Rifle Association, and the Pike County Tea Party; | 18 | | he served on the property tax appeals board and served as a | 19 | | Pearl Township Trustee; he enjoyed hunting, fishing, | 20 | | photography, traveling and going to national parks, and | 21 | | Labrador Retrievers; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his brother, Thomas; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Edwards is survived by his wife, Janet; | 4 | | his sons, Chad (Beth) Edwards and Thomas Edwards; and his | 5 | | daughter, Jeanne Edwards; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 | | his family and friends, the passing of Kenneth Edwards; and be | 9 | | it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Kenneth Edwards as a symbol of our | 12 | | sincere sympathy.
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