Full Text of SR2280 99th 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 Clifford G. Mason of McHenry, who passed | 4 | | away on August 29, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clifford Mason was born on September 20, 1927 in | 6 | | Chicago; his parents were Frank and Dorothy Mason; he married | 7 | | Nancy L. Waller on April 3, 1965 in Chicago; he was a longtime | 8 | | resident of Wonder Lake before moving to McHenry in 2002; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Clifford Mason enlisted in the United States Navy | 10 | | at the age of 17 and proudly served the country for three | 11 | | years, discharging honorably at the rank of Electrician Mate, | 12 | | 2nd Class; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Clifford Mason attended Loyola University and | 14 | | graduated with an associate's degree; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Clifford Mason worked at the Bell Telephone | 16 | | Company for 30 years and retired from his position as marketing | 17 | | manager in 1978; he also worked alongside the McHenry County | 18 | | Sheriff's Department as a special deputy officer and civil | 19 | | processor and drove for ATEC Ambulance; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Clifford Mason's love of water and the outdoors |
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| 1 | | stayed with him for his lifetime and he enjoyed taking part in | 2 | | Wonder Lake's many water activities; he was also an avid golfer | 3 | | and could be found perfecting his model railroad collection; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clifford Mason was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents; his sisters, Winifred (Webb) Paschke and Jean | 7 | | Breeding; his brother, Bruce Mason; and his brother-in-law, Mel | 8 | | Flanders; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Clifford Mason is survived by his wife, Nancy; his | 10 | | children, Lynn Cunningham, Gregory (Christine) Mason, Carolyn | 11 | | (Michael) Piro, and Janet (Charles) Wegener; his | 12 | | grandchildren, Shannon Selim, Rebekah Bain, Taryn Mason, | 13 | | Daniel Mason, Samantha Piro, Zoe Piro, Jonathan Wegener, and | 14 | | Allison Wegener; his sisters, Edith Flanders and Lowis (Dale) | 15 | | Plum; his brother-in-law, John Breeding; and many nieces and | 16 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 19 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Clifford G. Mason; and | 20 | | be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Clifford Mason as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our sympathy.
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