Full Text of SR1554 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 Wally Chance of Milan, who passed away on | 4 | | December 3, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wally Chance was born in Alabama to Hubert and | 6 | | Mary Lou "Doskie" (Hargett) Chance on December 21, 1926; he | 7 | | married Betty Sharp in Rock Island on August 14, 1954, and she | 8 | | preceded him in death in 2012; he served in the U.S. Army; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Wally Chance worked as a pipefitter for John Deere | 10 | | Co. before retiring in 1985; alongside his wife, he opened the | 11 | | Scamper In, a diner in Milan, in November 1958, and he did | 12 | | maintenance there part time until it closed in 2016; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Wally Chance enjoyed listening to country and blue | 14 | | grass music; he also enjoyed watching the University of Alabama | 15 | | football games on television; during the summertime, he loved | 16 | | boating and fishing with his friends; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Wally Chance was preceded in death by his wife; | 18 | | his parents; a grandson; and several siblings; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Wally Chance is survived by his children, Sandy | 20 | | (Don) McLean, Tammy (Robert) McShane, Kevin (Dawn Harlow) |
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| 1 | | Chance, and Brian Chance; five grandchildren; one | 2 | | step-grandson; three great-grandchildren; and his sister, Ruby | 3 | | Williams; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Wally Chance and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 7 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Wally Chance as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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