Full Text of SR0672 93rd General Assembly
SR0672 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Joseph Allen Murphey of | 4 |
| Princeton on Friday, August 20, 2004; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Murphey was born on July 9, 1915 in Crete, | 6 |
| Nebraska to Joseph Allen and Mabel (Dutch) Murphey; he married | 7 |
| Winnifred Coward on July 24, 1944 in Portland, Oregon; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Murphey graduated from Doane College in Crete, | 9 |
| Nebraska and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln to be a | 10 |
| chemist; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, He valiantly served his country as a member of the | 12 |
| U.S. Army during World War II; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Murphey returned after the war to the family | 14 |
| business, Hoffman's Jewelry, which was located next to the | 15 |
| Clark Hotel; he bought the business and started Patterns of the | 16 |
| Past, a matching service for china, silverware, and crystal, | 17 |
| while also running the jewelry store; he and his wife owned and | 18 |
| operated Hoffman's Patterns of the Past for more than 50 years; | 19 |
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Murphey was a member of the Lions Club for | 21 |
| more than 50 years and was a member of Princeton Moose Lodge | 22 |
| 1339 and Princeton American Legion; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, His passing has been deeply felt by many, | 24 |
| especially his wife, Winnifred; his sons, Patrick Allen Murphey | 25 |
| and Scott R. (Meg) Murphey; his daughters, Jelinda F. (Richard) | 26 |
| Morse and Susan Jane (Claude) Rasmussen; his grandson, Bryan E. | 27 |
| (Genna) Lorenzana; and his nieces, Allyn Sitterly and Mary | 28 |
| Beastall; he was preceded in death by his parents and one | 29 |
| daughter, Judith Ann Murphey; therefore, be it |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| John Allen Murphey, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 4 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to the family of Mr. Murphey as an expression of our | 8 |
| sincerest condolences.
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