Bill Text: IL HR0561 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Edward E. House.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0561 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0561-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Edward E. | ||||||
| 4 | House, who passed away on October 5, 2019 at the age of 82; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ed House was born in Monmouth to Dell J. and
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| 6 | Winifred (Gilmore) House on June 18, 1937; he graduated from
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| 7 | Monmouth High School in 1955 and spent the following four years | ||||||
| 8 | serving an apprenticeship at
the John Deere Works through Black | ||||||
| 9 | Hawk College; he served eight years with the Illinois National | ||||||
| 10 | Guard and married Tjodie Hughes at the Little York
Methodist | ||||||
| 11 | Church on June 7, 1959; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Ed House worked as a journeyman machinist | ||||||
| 13 | repairman for John Deere
and retired in 1994 after 30 years of | ||||||
| 14 | service; in his younger years, he worked in the Ford
garage in | ||||||
| 15 | Monmouth and the Warren County garage; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Ed House was a member of the First Christian | ||||||
| 17 | Church in Monmouth and a member
of United Auto Workers Local | ||||||
| 18 | #434, where he served on the CAP council; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Ed House was a proud Democrat; he enjoyed golfing, | ||||||
| 20 | hunting, traveling,
and spending time with his family and | ||||||
| 21 | friends; he loved cars and showing his Corvette; he won the | ||||||
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| 1 | National Super Chevy Car Show with his 1980 Corvette and, at | ||||||
| 2 | one time, belonged to the Dragon Coolies Car Club; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Ed House is survived by his wife, Tjodie; his | ||||||
| 4 | children, Doug House, Brenda Nimrick, and Will House; his | ||||||
| 5 | grandchildren, Tyler Nimrick,
Thomas House, Ryan Nimrick, Evan | ||||||
| 6 | House, Alyssa House, Hannah House, Spencer
House, and Anthony | ||||||
| 7 | House; his great-grandchildren, Kynlee Nimrick, Thomas
House | ||||||
| 8 | Jr., and Kye Nimrick; and his siblings, John House
and Shirley | ||||||
| 9 | Flannigan; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we
mourn the passing of Edward E. House and extend our | ||||||
| 13 | sincerest condolences to his
family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 14 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the
family of Ed House as a symbol of our deepest | ||||||
| 17 | sympathy.
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