Full Text of SR0315 95th General Assembly
SR0315 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Les Carl of Canton, who passed away on | 4 |
| July 27, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Les Carl was born on June 20, 1937, in Hominy, | 6 |
| Oklahoma; his parents were Oliver and Ruby (Spears) Carl; he | 7 |
| married Anita Flint on April 17, 1958 in Rapid City, South | 8 |
| Dakota; and
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| WHEREAS, Les Carl served in the U.S. Air Force for five | 10 |
| years; he served as vice president of Canton State Bank from | 11 |
| 1965 until its closing; he retired from MidAmerica National | 12 |
| Bank in Canton in 2000, where he served as vice president; and
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| WHEREAS, Les Carl was involved in numerous community | 14 |
| organizations; he was a Canton alderman, serving the people of | 15 |
| Ward 3 on the Canton City Council from 1977 to 1984;
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| again in 2002 and was elected; He was re-elected in 2006; he | 17 |
| served as chairman of the city council's Finance Committee; his | 18 |
| letter of resignation was accepted during a city council | 19 |
| meeting on July 3, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Les Carl was an avid sportsman and outdoorsman and | 21 |
| enjoyed his Harley motorcycle; he was a member of First Baptist |
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| Church of Canton; and
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| WHEREAS, Les Carl was preceded in death by his father; and | 3 |
| his son, Darrell Carl; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Les Carl is survived by his mother; his son, Jason | 5 |
| Carl; his daughters, Renee Carl and Ronda (Steve) Beekman; his | 6 |
| brother, Sonny Carl; his sister, JoAnn (Hugh) Hodges;
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| grandchildren, Rory Carl, Dawn (Matt) Winhold, Nathan Carl and | 8 |
| Michael Carl; and his extended family, Eric and Genie Beekman | 9 |
| and family Luke, Jake, and Kaylann, and Amy and Paul Reynolds | 10 |
| and family Chloe, Hailey and Steve; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Les Carl; and be it | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the family of Les Carl as an expression of our | 17 |
| sympathy.
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