Full Text of HR1383 94th General Assembly
HR1383 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of W. | 4 |
| Harold Monken of Centralia on Saturday, July 22, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Monken was born on March 9, 1939, in Centralia | 6 |
| to Walter and Wilma (Nettles) Monken; he married Jan Miller on | 7 |
| March 10, 1961; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from Mater Dei High School, Centralia | 9 |
| Junior College, and Southern Illinois University; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, He was a businessman and owner of Monken Dodge | 11 |
| Chrysler Nissan and Monken Buick Pontiac GMC; he was the | 12 |
| previous owner of Car City Datsun; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Monken was a member of St. Mary's Catholic | 14 |
| Church in Centralia, where he served many years as an usher and | 15 |
| chaired the Diocesan Services Appeal and the St. Mary's | 16 |
| Auction; he was a member of the St. Mary's Finance Committee | 17 |
| and school board; he was a Fourth Degree Knight of the Knights | 18 |
| of Columbus and a member of the Madonna Club, Optimist Club, | 19 |
| Jaycees, Elks Lodge, and Loyal Order of the Moose; and
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| WHEREAS, He received the Centralia Jaycees Outstanding | 21 |
| Citizen Award and was inducted into the Centralia Sports Hall | 22 |
| of Fame; he served as chairman of the Centralia Savings Bank | 23 |
| Board and was an avid competitor of cutting horses and earned | 24 |
| many awards, including first place at the Congress Spring | 25 |
| Spectacular; he was a member of the National Cutting Horse | 26 |
| Association and was president of the Gateway Cutting Horse | 27 |
| Association and the Illinois Cutting Horse Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Monken coached and sponsored numerous | 29 |
| baseball, softball, and Little League teams, including the |
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| American Legion Team; he served on the Bud Donnewald Memorial | 2 |
| Golf Tournament, which raised money for area sports; he also | 3 |
| helped raise money for the Centralia Recreational Complex; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, He enjoyed time with his family and friends and | 5 |
| was an avid bird hunter, outdoorsman, and horse rider; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of W. Harold Monken has been deeply | 7 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Jan; his mother, Wilma | 8 |
| Monken; his daughters, Kim McMillan and husband Mike and Shawn | 9 |
| Hartmann and husband Kent; his son, Wes Monken and wife Elisha; | 10 |
| his sister, Carolyn Crocker and husband Dick; his | 11 |
| grandchildren, Megan McMillan, Andrea McMillan, Bredesen | 12 |
| Hartmann, Katie Hartmann, Jalyn Monken, and Addison Monken; and | 13 |
| his many nephews, nieces, and friends; he was preceded in death | 14 |
| by his father, Walter; his grandmother, Sophia Nettles; his | 15 |
| brother, Wayne Monken; and his nephew, Troy Crocker; therefore, | 16 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 |
| we mourn the passing of W. Harold Monken, and we extend our | 20 |
| deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and | 21 |
| loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 24 |
| condolences.
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