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SR0078 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Paul Keller Boll, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | January 15, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Paul Boll, the son of Walter J. Boll and Margaret | ||||||
| 6 | (Keller) Boll, was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 10, 1940; | ||||||
| 7 | he graduated from Farmersville High School and Springfield | ||||||
| 8 | Junior College; he married Diane Seelbach in 1961; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Paul Boll served as the first male lay teacher at | ||||||
| 10 | Little Flower School before he began selling pharmaceuticals | ||||||
| 11 | throughout central Illinois; he then opened Paul Boll Painting | ||||||
| 12 | and Decorating in 1978, where he worked with his wife until he | ||||||
| 13 | retired in 2014; his business was credited for several works, | ||||||
| 14 | including the Governor's Mansion, the Old State Capitol Dome, | ||||||
| 15 | Memorial Medical Center, the Main Gate at the Illinois State | ||||||
| 16 | Fair, and Cooper's Hawk; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Paul Boll was a member of the Church of the Little | ||||||
| 18 | Flower for over 60 years, and he was active in the Little | ||||||
| 19 | Flower Men's Club; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Paul Boll was an avid Detroit Tigers and Notre | ||||||
| 21 | Dame Fighting Irish fan; he enjoyed reading, history, | ||||||
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| 1 | traveling, going for drives, dining out, playing and coaching | ||||||
| 2 | sports, attending his children's, grandchildren's, and | ||||||
| 3 | great-grandchildren's events, and spending time with his | ||||||
| 4 | friends and family; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Paul Boll was preceded in death by his wife of 62 | ||||||
| 6 | years, Diane Boll; his parents; and his stepmother, Mary Boll; | ||||||
| 7 | and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Paul Boll is survived by his children, Todd | ||||||
| 9 | (Stacey) Boll, Kelle (Dave) Sandercock, Kendra Boll, and Kara | ||||||
| 10 | (Damon) Cozadd; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; | ||||||
| 11 | his brother, Lawrence J. (Roberta) Boll; and several cousins, | ||||||
| 12 | nieces, friends, and other loved ones; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Paul Keller Boll and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Paul Boll as an expression of our | ||||||
| 20 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||