SR2129 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Howard Ray "Rosie" Holladay Sr. of East Moline, who passed away on May 18, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Howard Holladay Sr. was born in Conesville, Iowa to Floyd and Velma Strong Holladay on September 16, 1925; he grew up in Muscatine, Iowa; and

WHEREAS, Howard Holladay Sr. joined the United States Marines in June of 1943; he served over two years in the Second Marine Division in the South Pacific during World War II; he was stationed in Nagasaki, Japan for over three months, following the dropping of the atomic bomb; he was honorably discharged as a Corporal in January of 1946; and

WHEREAS, Howard Holladay Sr. married Wilma Ann Webb at the Spangler Chapel in Muscatine on June 30, 1973; and

WHEREAS, Howard Holladay Sr. was a heavy equipment operator with Rock Island Local 537; he also farmed in Illinois City; and

WHEREAS, Howard Holladay Sr. was a past master of Norwood Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Lodge 622 in Norwood, Missouri; he was a past Worthy Patron of Norwood Eastern Star and was a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge; he was a member of American Legion Post 27 in Muscatine, Iowa and the VFW Post in Rock Island; he enjoyed traveling with his wife and fishing in Arkansas; and

WHEREAS, Howard Holladay Sr. was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma; his parents; his sisters, Doris Middagh and Geraldine Middagh; his brothers, Clyde, Floyd A., Kenneth, and Jack Holladay; and his granddaughter, Mandy; and

WHEREAS, Howard Holladay Sr. is survived by his children, Howard (Terri) Holladay Jr., Henry (Kathy) Holladay, Tim Holladay, and Mindy Baker; his stepdaughters, Madelyn (Michael) Doyle, Georgia Hoover, Nancy Gurney, and Vivian (William) Schmelzer; his grandchildren, Ryan, Teresa, Amy, Lindsey, and Jakab; nine great-grandchildren; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Howard Ray "Rosie" Holladay Sr., 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 Howard Holladay Sr. as an expression of our deepest sympathy.