Full Text of SR1950 100th 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 F. Steven "Steve" Etheridge of Moline, | 4 | | who passed away on August 12, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steve Etheridge was born in Moline to Floyd S. and | 6 | | Ida (Mattson) Etheridge on November 18, 1951; he served in the | 7 | | U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and married Susan Prior | 8 | | in Mt. Vernon on June 22, 1985; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Steve Etheridge began his career with the Moline | 10 | | Police Department on June 16, 1975; he was selected as the | 11 | | Moline Police Chief on October 7, 1990; he was instrumental in | 12 | | the building of the new Moline Police Department; he served as | 13 | | Interim City of Moline Administrator; he retired as the Public | 14 | | Safety Director for Moline on March 2, 2005, where he served as | 15 | | the inaugural, combined Police Chief, and Fire Chief; he was a | 16 | | member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and | 17 | | graduated from the FBI National Academy; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Steve Etheridge volunteered at the "Grunt Dome" | 19 | | with the John Deere Classic Golf Tournament; he met daily with | 20 | | his Panera Cronies Breakfast Club; he was an avid golfer, | 21 | | fisherman, and "Mr. Fix-It"; most important was his family and | 22 | | the time he cherished with his grandchildren; he was a member |
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| 1 | | of the Moline Jaycees; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Steve Etheridge was preceded in death by his | 3 | | father-in-law, Jerry Peterson, and his niece, Krista Ryser; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Steve Etheridge is survived by his wife, Susan; | 5 | | his children, Melissa (Chad) Wilke, Marcey (Jason) Millage, and | 6 | | Steven (Hanna) Etheridge; his grandchildren, Mackenzie, Grant, | 7 | | Graysyn, Tatum, Braydon, Mia, and Stella; his mother-in-law, | 8 | | Marlene Peterson; his sisters, Belinda (Tom) Charleton and | 9 | | Carol (James) Dolian; his brother-in-law, Michael (Fran) | 10 | | Thibodeaux; his sister-in-law, Karen (George) Miklas; many | 11 | | loving nieces and nephews; and the best neighbors ever, Todd | 12 | | and Sue Rosenthal and their children, Keeley and Ryan; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | F. Steven "Steve" Etheridge, and extend our sincere condolences | 17 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Steve Etheridge as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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