SR0112 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dale Henry Pickerill of Glen Carbon, who passed away on February 23, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill was born on December 29, 1946, in Litchfield; his parents were James Wendall Pickerill and Mary Eileen (Floyd) Pickerill; he married Elizabeth "Betty" Schneider on December 31, 1980; and

WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill graduated from Mt. Olive High School in 1965; and

WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill was an extremely proud member of Laborer's Local #338 in Wood River for 46 1/2 years; he served in the field as a laborer for 32 years, served as a member of the Executive Board, and served as Secretary-Treasurer of the organization for 5 years; he retired from Laborer's Local #338 as Business Manager in January of 2004; and

WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill served as an Executive Board Member of the Southwestern Illinois District Council and as a Trustee for Central Laborer's Health and Welfare; and

WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill was very involved in the labor movement and continually studied the labor movement and its history; and

WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill was a past member of the Church of the Ascension in Mt. Olive and St. Barbara's Church in Batchtown; he was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Livingston at the time of his passing; and

WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill was an avid fisherman; he was also very interested in his family history, having spent the last four years researching and compiling a family tree and album; being of Irish ancestry, he was fascinated by all things Irish; and

WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, James Wendall Pickerill Jr., Kenneth Eugene Pickerill, and Larry Dean Pickerill; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Allen and Gertrude Schneider; his five brothers-in-law; and his two nieces; and

WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Pickerill; his sons, Robert Scott (Stephanie) Pickerill, Patrick Wade Pickerill, and Preston Richard (Amy Elizabeth) Hall; his daughters, Leslie Ann Pomatto, Kerra Leigh Deaton, and Kerri Jean Niehaus; his grandsons, Zackory Alexander Deaton, Braden Dale, and Bryce Arthur Niehaus; his granddaughters, Ashley Marie (Larry) Rayburn, Amanda Jo Pomatto, Audrey Alexandria Pickerill, Alaina Elizabeth Hall, and Lauren Elizabeth Bailey; his great-granddaughter, Katlynn Jo Pomatto; his brother, William (Rosemarie) Pickerill; his sisters, Loralei Scrianko, MaryAnn (Bruce) Scopel, Betty (John) Vidakovich, Geraldine (Richard) Bayse, Connie (Steve) Provost, Norma (Ernie) Parish, and Anita Darneal; and his numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dale Henry Pickerill; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dale Pickerill as an expression of our sympathy.