SR1983 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Aubrey Covault, Jr. of Moline, who passed away on June 6, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Aubrey Covault, Jr. was born on June 29, 1930 in Moline; his parents were Aubrey Byron and Edith Mae Hannah Covault; he married Valerie Heaton on April 8, 1977 in Moline; and

WHEREAS, Aubrey Covault, Jr. proudly served in the United States Marine Corps in the 1950s; and

WHEREAS, Aubrey Covault, Jr. worked in the gas department for Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric (now MidAmerican) for 30 years until his retirement in 1991; and

WHEREAS, Aubrey Covault, Jr. was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Temple in Moline and Milan; in his younger years, he enjoyed woodworking and horses; he was an avid outdoorsman and a reader of medical health journals; he also loved spending time with his family and friends; and

WHEREAS, Aubrey Covault, Jr. was preceded in death by his parents and his nephew, Michael Swank; and

WHEREAS, Aubrey Covault, Jr. is survived by his former wife and eternal friend, Valerie Covault; his daughters, Trisha Heaton Murphy, Stacy Heaton Houk (William) Brackett, and Robin Heaton (Parr) Schoolman; his grandchildren, Joshua Houk, Aubrey Murphy, Kody and Jarrett Brackett, and Makenna, Myah, and P.T. Schoolman; his great-granddaughter, Lillie Marie Houk; his brothers, William (Elaine) Covault and Gary Covault; his sister, Doris Bucherer; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Aubrey Covault, Jr.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Aubrey Covault, Jr. as an expression of our sympathy.