SR1212 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dennis Wayne Quillen of Rushville, who passed away on May 5, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Quillen was born in Rushville on September 14, 1942 to Wayne B. and Mary Eleanor (nee Rexroat) Quillen; he graduated from Rushville High School in 1960 and served in the United States Air Force with the Illinois Air National Guard 183rd Fighter Wing for 9 years; he married Judy M. Ryan on October 3, 1965 at First United Methodist Church in Rushville; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Quillen worked at Bartlow Brothers, Inc. in Rushville for 36 years, retiring in 1997; he was an active partner in Quillen Farms and Quillen Trucking; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Quillen was a member of First United Methodist Church in Rushville, the Schuyler County Farm Bureau, and the Schuyler American Legion Post #4; he had served on the Schuyler County Fair Board since 1980, serving recently as Vice-President; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Quillen enjoyed pole fishing, hunting deer and elk, and working with his Polled Hereford Cattle; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Quillen was preceded in death by his parents, and by a sister-in-law, Candy Quillen; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Quillen is survived by his wife, Judy; 2 sons, Steve (Terri) Quillen and Ryan Quillen; one granddaughter, Megan Quillen; and one brother, Larry Quillen; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Dennis Wayne Quillen, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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