Bill Text: IL HR0728 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Carl Dean Edwards.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-09-02 - Resolution Adopted [HR0728 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0728-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 Carl Dean | ||||||
| 4 | Edwards, who passed away on August 13, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Carl Edwards was born on September 7, 1940 in | ||||||
| 6 | Saline County; his parents were William Earl and Madge | ||||||
| 7 | (Stilley) Edwards; he married Marilyn (Sherrell) Edwards on | ||||||
| 8 | February 3, 1964 in Marion; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Carl Edwards served as the Frankfort Township | ||||||
| 10 | Highway Commissioner for 31 years; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Carl Edwards was a member of the Royalton Masonic | ||||||
| 12 | Lodge, the Shriners, the West Frankfort Moose, Elks Club, the | ||||||
| 13 | Fin and Feather Club, and the Republican Party; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Carl Edwards bought and sold horses all his life; | ||||||
| 15 | he was an avid hunter and a kind master to his dog, Spanky; he | ||||||
| 16 | also enjoyed attending gun and knife shows; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Carl Edwards was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 18 | a sister, Erlene Hitt; and a grandson, Clinton James Edwards; | ||||||
| 19 | and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Carl Edwards is survived by his wife, Marilyn; a | ||||||
| 2 | son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Robin (Saulsbury) Edwards; 2 | ||||||
| 3 | granddaughters, Abby and Kassy Edwards; a brother, Larry | ||||||
| 4 | Edwards; a sister, Melba McBride; and an aunt, Nancy Baker; | ||||||
| 5 | therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 7 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 8 | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | Carl Dean Edwards; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to the family of Carl Edwards as an expression of our | ||||||
| 12 | sympathy.
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