Full Text of SR0801 97th 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
Bobby Lee Weatherford of Litchfield, who | 4 | | passed away on May 25, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Weatherford was born on November 1, 1928, in | 6 | | North Litchfield Township; he was the son of Glenn Preston | 7 | | "Spot" and Essie Mae (Hurtt) Weatherford; he married the former | 8 | | Lois Aileen Greenwalt on December 4, 1949, at the First Baptist | 9 | | Church in Litchfield; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Weatherford was a lifelong farmer; he was | 11 | | well known in the standardbred horse breeders circle; he | 12 | | started as a young man in pony pulls before entering into the | 13 | | pony harness racing circuits in 1964; he eventually entered | 14 | | into standardbred trotters and pacers circuits at various | 15 | | venues throughout the Midwest, which he did until he was forced | 16 | | to retire by State law at the age of 62; he was also involved | 17 | | with breeding and training of standardbred horses at his farm | 18 | | in Hornsby throughout his 48-year career; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Weatherford was the owner and operator of | 20 | | the Weatherford Freeway service station at the northeast corner | 21 | | of West Illinois Route 16 and U.S. Route 66 from 1971 until | 22 | | 1978; after selling his business, he went to work at the |
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| 1 | | Illinois Department of Transportation highway maintenance | 2 | | depot in Litchfield, where he remained until his retirement in | 3 | | 1995 as Lead Worker; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Weatherford was the recipient of several | 5 | | awards in the winners circle for both driving and as a breeder; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Weatherford was a member of the First | 8 | | Baptist Church of Litchfield; he was also a life member of Mt. | 9 | | Moriah Lodge #51 A.F. & A.M. and St. Omar Commandry #30 - | 10 | | Knights Templar in Hillsboro, a Past Master of the former | 11 | | Litchfield Lodge #236 A.F. & A.M., and a member of the Ansar | 12 | | Shrine - Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of | 13 | | Springfield, the Lavonne Chapter #55 Order of the Eastern Star, | 14 | | and the U.S. Trotting Association; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Weatherford was preceded in death by his | 16 | | wife, Lois, and his parents; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Weatherford is survived by his daughters, | 18 | | Marilyn (Jan) Gunderson and Joyce Weatherford; his | 19 | | grandchildren, Janna (Bret) Garness, Melissa Knippel (fiance, | 20 | | James Pellizzaro), and Bryan Knippel; his great-grandchildren, | 21 | | Garret and Kaylie Loomis and Taylor Garness; and his brother, | 22 | | Glenn Weatherford; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 | | his family and friends, the passing of Bobby Lee Weatherford; | 4 | | and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Bobby Weatherford as an expression | 7 | | of our sympathy.
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