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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Merle E. Heath of East Moline, who passed
4away on October 26, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Merle Heath was born on February 19, 1921 in Rock
6Island; his parents were C. Merle Heath and Margaret Yerkey
7Heath; he married Delores Prebyl on October 21, 1966 in
8Rockford; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Merle Heath served his country as a member of the
10United States Marine Corps during World War II; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Merle Heath worked as a salesman for Duffy Paper
12Company in Rock Island; he later worked for Regalia
13Manufacturing in Rock Island for many years until his
14retirement in 1985; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Merle Heath was a member of AARP and enjoyed
16hunting and fishing; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Merle Heath was preceded in death by his parents
18and his granddaughter, Amy; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Merle Heath is survived by his wife, Delores; his

 

 

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1daughters, Sandra (Mike) Murphy and Susan (Brad) Brock; his
2stepdaughter, Catherine Kessel; his stepsons, Victor (Judi)
3Prebyl and Steven (Linda) Prebyl; and his many grandchildren
4and great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
7family and friends, mourn the passing of Merle E. Heath; and be
8it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the family of Merle Heath as an expression of our
11sympathy.