Full Text of SR1166 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 William Colbrook Curtin of Taylorville, | 4 | | who passed away on November 2, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Curtin was born in Christian County on | 6 | | September 16, 1924 to Lawrence Frederick and Marie Ellen (nee | 7 | | Colbrook) Curtin; he served in the United States Army during | 8 | | World War II in the European Theater with a weapons platoon in | 9 | | the 26th infantry; he was awarded the Combat Infantryman's | 10 | | Badge and a Bronze Star, and battle stars for the Ardennes | 11 | | (Battle of the Bulge), Central Europe, and Rhineland Campaigns; | 12 | | he married Margaret Kathleen "Marty" Unser in Morrisonville on | 13 | | September 1, 1949; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, William Curtin worked until retirement as a farmer | 15 | | and cattle breeder in the Stonington and Taylorville areas; he | 16 | | was a member of the Stonington American Legion, the Assumption | 17 | | Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Angus Association, the | 18 | | Illinois Angus Association, and the Christian/Montgomery | 19 | | County Livestock Feeders Associations; he was also active in | 20 | | several State cattle organizations and served as President of 3 | 21 | | of them in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, William Curtin served on the Christian County |
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| 1 | | Historical Board for 25 years and was a Director of the State | 2 | | Bank of Blue Mound from 1981 to 2013; he was active in the | 3 | | Democratic Party throughout his life, serving on the Stonington | 4 | | Township Board of Auditors, the May Township Board of Trustees, | 5 | | and for 26 years on the Christian County Board, the last 8 | 6 | | years as Chairman; he was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, William Curtin was preceded in death by his wife, | 9 | | Marty; his parents; and his sister, Catherine (Kay) Trueblood; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, William Curtin is survived by his 2 sons, Joseph | 12 | | Curtin and Ben Curtin (Linda); his daughter, Ellen Curtin; his | 13 | | grandchildren, Lori Parks (Tim), Jess Curtin, and Margeaux | 14 | | Craske-Curtin; his great-grandchildren, Ian Parks, Evan Parks, | 15 | | Elliot Parks, and Isaac Parks; his siblings, Leo Curtin | 16 | | (Nancy), Larry Curtin, Dorothy Tracy, Paul Curtin (Gail), and | 17 | | John Curtin (Alice); and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be | 18 | | it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | William Colbrook Curtin, and extend our sincere condolences to | 22 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 23 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of William Curtin as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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