Full Text of SR1806 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 Melvin D. "Bud" Matherly, Jr. of Coal | 4 | | Valley, who passed away on April 14, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Matherly, Jr. was born in Davenport, Iowa | 6 | | to Melvin Dale, Sr. and Eva Rae Grams Matherly on January 15, | 7 | | 1948; he married Emma Lee Woods in Rock Island on July 8, 1968 | 8 | | and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Matherly, Jr. owned Matherly Flowers and | 11 | | Gifts in Coal Valley; he also sold antiques and did furniture | 12 | | restoring; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Matherly, Jr. enjoyed church and his family | 14 | | was his life; he also enjoyed woodworking, bicycling, yardwork, | 15 | | flowers, and nature; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Matherly, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 17 | | father and his sister, Susan Peterson; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Matherly, Jr. is survived by his wife, Lee; | 19 | | his children, Jessica (Dustin) Brown, Jeremiah Matherly, and | 20 | | Jason Matherly; his granddaughters, Bailey, Heidi, and |
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| 1 | | Cassandra Brown; his mother; and his sisters, Sheri Williams, | 2 | | Barbara Schmidt, and Beverly (Bill) Coolidge; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Melvin D. "Bud" Matherly, Jr., and extend our sincere | 6 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 7 | | him; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Melvin Matherly, Jr. as an | 10 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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