Bill Text: IL HR0714 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ralph Edwin Wilson of Bellevue.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-12-03 - Resolution Adopted [HR0714 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0714-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 Ralph | ||||||
| 4 | Edwin Wilson of Bellevue, who passed away on November 18, 2013; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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