Full Text of SR2077 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 Lossee Morford of Taylor Ridge, who | 4 | | passed away on July 8, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lossee Morford was born in Burgess to Peter Lossee | 6 | | and Carrie Dorothy Morford on September 12, 1924; he attended | 7 | | Monmouth College and served in the United States Navy as a | 8 | | Seabee on Midway Island in 1943; he married Esther Clark in | 9 | | Seaton on September 1, 1946; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lossee Morford became a carpenter for Dimock and | 11 | | Gould; he and his wife moved to Andalusia and owned and | 12 | | operated Morford's Market and the Hiway Royal Blue; he later | 13 | | was employed as a Realtor for Ziere Realty and Lohman Brothers; | 14 | | he then worked for the Rock Island County Board of Review until | 15 | | his retirement in 1993; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Lossee Morford was an avid golfer and enjoyed | 17 | | woodworking and carving; he will always be remembered for his | 18 | | patience, kindness, integrity, and dedication to his wife and | 19 | | family; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Lossee Morford was preceded in death by his | 21 | | parents; his brother, Locke Morford; and his daughter-in-law, |
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| 1 | | Marilyn Morford; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lossee Morford is survived by his wife of 70 | 3 | | years, Esther; his son, Stephen (Bernadette) Morford; his | 4 | | daughters, Janet (John) Walker and Pamela (Tony) Whittington; | 5 | | nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren; therefore, be | 6 | | it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Lossee Morford, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Lossee Morford as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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