Full Text of SR0344 101st 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 William A. "Bill" Uphold of East Moline, | 4 | | who passed away on March 30, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Uphold was born in Moline to William E. and | 6 | | Dorothy Burke Uphold on May 7, 1946; after graduating from | 7 | | United Township High School, he served in the United States | 8 | | Navy and was stationed on Pearl Harbor; he married Sharon Daily | 9 | | in East Moline on August 30, 1969; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bill Uphold worked as a press operator at John | 11 | | Deere Plow Planter Works and retired in 2006 after 42 years of | 12 | | service; he then worked at Water Works Car Wash in Moline; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bill Uphold was a member of Fellowship Temple in | 14 | | Silvis; he enjoyed tinkering in his garage, attending car | 15 | | shows, telling jokes, and writing poems; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bill Uphold was preceded in death by his parents | 17 | | and his sister, Mary Clare Depover; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bill Uphold is survived by his wife of nearly 50 | 19 | | years, Sharon; his daughter, Amy (Joe) Smith; his son, William | 20 | | (Michelle) Uphold; his sister, Patty Douglas; his |
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| 1 | | grandchildren, Cole Smith, Keegan (Kaitlyn) Behrens, and | 2 | | Morgan Smith; his great-granddaughter; and his | 3 | | great-granddaughter on the way; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | William A. "Bill" Uphold and extend our sincere condolences to | 7 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Bill Uphold as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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