Full Text of SR1100 101st General Assembly
SR1100 101ST 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 Marion Alexander Collins of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on March 3, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marion Collins was born to Alphonso and Mattie | 6 | | Pennington Collins in Marion on September 22, 1943; he | 7 | | graduated from Rock Island High School in 1961 and attended | 8 | | North Carolina (Greensboro) A&T College where he majored in | 9 | | music; always a romantic, Marion married Cathy (Mattox) Collins | 10 | | in Moline on Valentine's Day in 1998; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marion was a U.S. Army veteran who served during | 12 | | Vietnam; after the war, he began an over 30 year career as a | 13 | | youth counselor and music director at the Arrowhead Ranch youth | 14 | | treatment facility in Coal Valley;
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Marion Collins had three strong foundations in his | 16 | | life, family, music, and service; throughout his life, he | 17 | | taught, inspired, accompanied, and entertained thousands | 18 | | through his musical mastery; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Marion Collins was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents, Alphonso and Mattie Pennington Collins, and his first | 21 | | wife, Helen (Pettigrew) Collins; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Marion Collins is survived by his loving wife, | 2 | | Cathy (Mattox) Collins; his daughter, Carla Collins; his son, | 3 | | Rich Bassford; his grandchildren, Bailey Bassford, Riley | 4 | | Bassford, and Kelly (Max Turner) Marsh; his brothers, Alphonso | 5 | | (Sharon) Collins Jr., Mervyn (Carol) Collins, and Jim (Karen) | 6 | | Collins; his very close friend, Dean Davis; and his many | 7 | | nieces, nephews, and cousins across the country; therefore, be | 8 | | it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Marion Alexander Collins and extended our sincere condolences | 12 | | to his family, friends, and all those who knew and loved him; | 13 | | and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Marion Collins as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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