Full Text of HR0924 99th 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 Taffie | 4 | | Helleny of Herrin, who passed away on January 1, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Taffie Helleny was born in Herrin on April 23, | 6 | | 1923 to Joseph and Katie (nee Neckley) Helleny; he served in | 7 | | the United States Army during World War II in the European | 8 | | Theater; he graduated from the University of Illinois and | 9 | | attended Southern Illinois University (SIU); he married E.J. | 10 | | Craver on June 18, 1950; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Taffie Helleny was a longtime businessman in | 12 | | Southern Illinois; he was a partner in Helleny's Furniture in | 13 | | Herrin and Carbondale and co-owner of the Campus Shopping | 14 | | Center in Carbondale; he had also been Chairman of the Board of | 15 | | Home Federal Savings and Loan in Carbondale; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Taffie Helleny was a member of Herrin's Prairie | 17 | | Masonic Lodge No. 693, the Scottish Rite Valley of Southern | 18 | | Illinois, and the Ainad Shrine Temple of East St. Louis; he was | 19 | | the longest-serving member of Herrin Elks Lodge No. 1146; he | 20 | | was a member of the SIU Alumni Association and a strong | 21 | | supporter of the University; he attended First Presbyterian | 22 | | Church in Herrin throughout his life, but also maintained his |
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| 1 | | membership in St. George's (Syrian) Orthodox Church in Terre | 2 | | Haute, Indiana; he regularly could be found dispensing advice | 3 | | with his friends at his favorite corner table at Quatro's in | 4 | | Carbondale; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Taffie Helleny was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents and his 3 brothers, Louis, James, and Edward; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Taffie Helleny is survived by his wife, E.J.; his | 8 | | children, Joey Helleny, Jane (Craig) Herman, and Robert (Cathy) | 9 | | Helleny; his brother, Charles Helleny; his grandchildren, | 10 | | Kimberly (Shayne) Alexander and Rebecca and Mary Kate Herman; | 11 | | and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | mourn the passing of Taffie Helleny, and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Taffie Helleny as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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