Full Text of SR1490 98th 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 Dearl Morris of Peoria, who passed away | 4 | | on September 29, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dearl Morris was born in Grantsburg on December | 6 | | 19, 1926 to Roy E. and Minnie V. (nee Nelson) Morris; he served | 7 | | in the United States Navy during World War II; he married Norma | 8 | | M. Saltsman in Peoria on July 5, 1947; after the passing of his | 9 | | first wife, he married Julia G. Smith on September 23, 1989 in | 10 | | Chillicothe; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dearl Morris worked for Caterpillar, Inc. for 40 | 12 | | years, retiring in February of 1985 as the Worldwide | 13 | | Foodservice Manager; in recognition of his excellence in the | 14 | | foodservice industry, he was awarded the prestigious Silver | 15 | | Plate Award from the International Foodservice Manufacturers | 16 | | Association on May 22, 1978; he was also a founding member of | 17 | | the Heart of Illinois Restaurant Association; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Dearl Morris continued his | 19 | | hobby of making homemade chocolates for friends and family; his | 20 | | expertise and creativity became known in the Peoria area over | 21 | | the years, and in December of 2005 he was featured in a Peoria | 22 | | Journal Star article naming him "Peoria's Candyman"; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dearl Morris was preceded in death by his parents; | 2 | | his first wife, Norma; his second wife, Julia; 2 brothers, | 3 | | Hartsel E. Morris and Covel E. Morris; and one sister, Jewel A. | 4 | | Street; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dearl Morris is survived by one son, Dearl E. | 6 | | "Skip" (Paula) Morris; one step-son, Ross (Linda) Smith; 2 | 7 | | step-daughters, Laura (Len) Berg and Cindy (Dan) Erickson; 2 | 8 | | granddaughters; 4 step-granddaughters; 3 step-grandsons; and 2 | 9 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Dearl Morris, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 13 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Dearl Morris as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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