Full Text of SR1184 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 Frank J. Davis, who passed away on | 4 | | November 20, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Davis was born in Bloomington to Harriet and | 6 | | Russell S. Davis; he graduated from Bloomington High School in | 7 | | 1945; he immediately joined the United States Army and proudly | 8 | | served with the Occupation Forces in Germany; he graduated from | 9 | | Illinois Wesleyan University in June 1951; he married Norine | 10 | | Arends in Bloomington on February 23, 1952; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Frank Davis joined the Van Gundy Agency after his | 12 | | graduation from Illinois Wesleyan and was named president in | 13 | | 1963; he remained there until his retirement in 1991; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Frank Davis was active in the community and was a | 15 | | member of the Kiwanis, the Bloomington Shrine, and the Normal | 16 | | Rotary; he was a past president of the Bloomington-Normal | 17 | | Jaycees and served as the Normal Township Auditor; he also | 18 | | served as Chairman of the Board of Citizens Savings & Loan and | 19 | | on the Board of the Bloomington Country Club; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Frank Davis married Elaine Radmacher on September | 21 | | 1, 1984; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Frank Davis spend most of his | 2 | | time in Florida; he was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs and | 3 | | enjoyed spending time with his family, and playing golf and gin | 4 | | rummy with friends; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Davis was preceded in death by his parents; | 6 | | his first wife, Norine; his brother, Russell; and his sister, | 7 | | Charlotte Snyder; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Frank Davis is survived by his wife, Elaine; his | 9 | | daughters, Diane Davis Farnsworth and Linda Davis Evans; his | 10 | | stepdaughters, Tara Allen, Lisa Watkins, and Dianne Martinez) | 11 | | his grandchildren, Shelley, Lauren, Mallory, Madison, Matthew, | 12 | | Alec, and Haley; and his many nieces, nephews, and cousins; | 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 | | Frank J. Davis and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Frank Davis as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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