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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former
4 State Representative Abraham Lincoln Stanfield, formerly of
5 Chrisman, Illinois; and
6 WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln Stanfield, known as "Lincoln",
7 "Link", and "Abe", was born in Edgar, Illinois, on August 7,
8 1911; his parents were Donald Dakin and Mayme Henderson
9 Stanfield; Mr. Stanfield was State Representative for the
10 51st District from 1957 to 1963; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Stanfield graduated from Chrisman High
12 School in 1928 and Kemper Military School in 1930; he
13 received a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Illinois
14 University in 1962 and a Masters of Science degree from
15 Southern Illinois University in 1968; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Stanfield was the owner of an insurance
17 agency and a hardware store in Kansas, Illinois; he also
18 served as a Boy Scout leader in Kansas for 10 years; he
19 served as the Edgar County Treasurer and Deputy County
20 Coroner and was employed in the county clerk's office; and
21 WHEREAS, Mr. Stanfield taught school at East Junior High
22 School in Kankakee for 5 years; after his move to Arizona, he
23 taught at Camelback High School, West High School, and
24 Paradise Valley Community College; he was the tennis coach
25 for West High, North High, and Paradise Valley High School;
26 and
27 WHEREAS, Mr. Stanfield was a member of Emmanuel
28 Presbyterian Church in Phoenix, Arizona, the Masonic Lodge of
29 Kansas, Illinois, the Danville Consistery, the Ainad Shrine
30 of Springfield, and the American Rose Society; and
31 WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln Stanfield is survived by his
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1 wife, Phyliis; his son, Pat Stanfield; his grandchildren,
2 Michael Stanfield, Dr. Laura Stanfield Prichard, Jason
3 Stanfield, Lucy Stanfield, and Lisa Stanfield; his
4 brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Eldon and Jane Garrett; his
5 sister, Peg Petitt; his niece, Peggy Jensen; and his two
6 nephews, Col. James M. Petitt III and John McGee; therefore,
7 be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10 we mourn the death of Abraham Lincoln Stanfield, a husband,
11 father, grandfather, uncle, friend, and former State
12 Representative; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to the family of Abraham Lincoln Stanfield.