Full Text of SR1324 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Paul Richard "Dick" Ware of | 4 | | Jacksonville, who passed away on November 20, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Paul Ware was born to Claude and Dorothy Smith | 6 | | Ware in Decatur on July 16, 1931; he graduated from Tuscola | 7 | | High School in 1949; he attended the University of Illinois, | 8 | | where he was a member of the 1952 Big Ten Champion track team, | 9 | | graduating in 1953; he married Maysel Jones in 1949, and she | 10 | | preceded him in death in 1985; he later married Anne Woodrum in | 11 | | 1987, and she preceded him in death in 2015; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Paul Ware began working for his father at Ware | 13 | | Oil Company upon graduation, eventually serving as CEO and | 14 | | chairman of the board; he helped grow the family service | 15 | | station/convenience store business until his retirement; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Paul Ware served on the boards of Elliott State | 17 | | Bank, FirstBank of Illinois, Passavant Hospital, and the | 18 | | Illinois State Museum; he served as president of the Illinois | 19 | | Petroleum Marketers Association and the MacMurray College | 20 | | Board of Trustees; he was a member of the Society of | 21 | | Independent Gasoline Marketers Association, the Ansar | 22 | | Shriners, First Presbyterian Church, Sigma Chi Fraternity, the |
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| 1 | | Jacksonville Country Club, and the Elks Club; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Paul Ware was a lifelong student and teacher of | 3 | | nature, particularly of birds and insects, and he especially | 4 | | enjoyed participating in bird banding and bird counts; he | 5 | | continued being an active runner, then walker, through his | 6 | | 80s; he also enjoyed fishing, hunting, photography, and | 7 | | spending time in Florida, where he volunteered at Sarasota's | 8 | | Mote Marine Aquarium; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Paul Ware was preceded in death by his parents; | 10 | | his son, Robert "Bob" Ware; and his brothers, Jon Ware and Bill | 11 | | Ware; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Paul Ware is survived by his children, Vickie | 13 | | (Danny) Brooks and Jim (Leslie) Ware; his daughter-in-law, | 14 | | Sherri; his grandchildren, Spencer (Jennifer) Ware, Cathy | 15 | | (Bill) Gibson, Christie (Joel) Leege, Abby (Dave) Nagel, and | 16 | | Kelly (John) Armour; his stepson, Bill (Maureen) Woodrum; his | 17 | | step-grandchildren, Amy (Mason) Woodside and Alyssa (Noah) | 18 | | Adams; his step-great-grandson, Brody Johnson; his 17 | 19 | | great-grandchildren; and his several nieces and nephews; | 20 | | therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 1 | | Paul Richard "Dick" Ware and extend our sincere
condolences to | 2 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 5 | | presented to the family of Paul Ware as an expression of
our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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