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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 extend their sincere sympathies to the family and friends of
4 John William Stevens, who passed away on March 10, 1999; and
5 WHEREAS, John Stevens was born in Peoria County on July
6 4, 1911; his parents were Chester and Hattie Doubet Stevens;
7 on November 10, 1939 he married Bernice Kroepel in Glasford;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, John Stevens was the owner and operator of the
10 Phillips 66 Station and Trucking in Hanna City until 1952;
11 Mr. Stevens was also a farmer in the Hanna City area; and
12 WHEREAS, John Stevens was a past member of the Hanna City
13 Village Board; he was a life member of the Hanna City
14 Sportsman's Club and the Peoria County Farm Bureau; he was a
15 former volunteer firefighter for the Logan-Trivoli Fire
16 Department; and he was a past 4-H leader; and
17 WHEREAS, Mr. Stevens was a former director of the
18 Northern Illinois Breeding Co-op and Prairie Farms Dairy; he
19 served as a vice president of the Producers Diary; for 21
20 years he was a member of the Peoria County Board; he served
21 on the Peoria County Republican Central Committee and served
22 as a precinct committeeman; and
23 WHEREAS, John Stevens was a member of the Hanna City
24 Presbyterian Church; and
25 WHEREAS, John Stevens is survived by his wife, Bernice;
26 his sons, Jack, Bob, and Chuck; his daughter, Kay (Jack)
27 Down; his sisters, Dorothy Johnson and Hazel Hudson; his
28 eight grandchildren; his three step-grandchildren; his five
29 great-grandchildren; and his five step-great-grandchildren;
30 therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3 his family and friends, the death of John William Stevens of
4 Hanna City, Illinois; may they find comfort and solace in
5 this time of need; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of John William Stevens.