Full Text of HR0714 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ralph | 4 | | Edwin Wilson of Bellevue, who passed away on November 18, 2013; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Wilson was born on December 26, 1932, in | 7 | | Beebe, Arkansas; his parents were Jess Earl and Delpha May (nee | 8 | | Kelly) Wilson; he married Mary JoAnn Howell on July 11, 1953 in | 9 | | Beebe, Arkansas; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Wilson worked at Broderick and Bascom Rope | 11 | | Company in Bartonville; he subsequently worked for the Village | 12 | | of Bellevue Street Department for over 20 years until his | 13 | | retirement in 1997; he was also the owner and operator of Ralph | 14 | | Wilson Excavating; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Wilson served as the mayor of the Village of | 16 | | Bellevue from 1997 to 2009 and from April of 2013 until his | 17 | | passing; he also served on the Bellevue Village Board for 2 | 18 | | years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Wilson was a member of the Hiram Walker Club | 20 | | in Middle Grove; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Wilson enjoyed fishing, camping, and | 2 | | spending time with his family; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Wilson was preceded in death by his wife, | 4 | | Mary; his parents; his grandson; his great-grandson; and his | 5 | | brother; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Wilson is survived by his daughters, Barb | 7 | | Pshebelski, Kathy (Vernon) Huff, and Carlene (Daniel) Cook; his | 8 | | sons, Edwin (Lurla) Wilson, Don (Jean) Wilson, Mark (Dawn) | 9 | | Wilson, Bobby Wilson, and Steve (Jenny) Wilson; his 18 | 10 | | grandchildren; his 24 great-grandchildren; his brother, Hubert | 11 | | Eugene Wilson; and his sister, Mildred Hough; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | 15 | | Ralph Edwin Wilson; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Ralph Wilson as an expression of our | 18 | | sympathy.
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