Bill Text: IL SR0037 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Edward R. "Ed" Elliott of Rock Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0037 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0037-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Edward R. "Ed" Elliott of Rock Island, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on January 2, 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ed Elliott was born in Allens Grove Township, | ||||||
| 6 | Iowa to Nellie and William Elliott on May 22, 1924; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Rock Island Senior High School and served in | ||||||
| 8 | the U.S. Army during World War II; he achieved the rank of | ||||||
| 9 | sergeant and took part in the Battle of the Bulge; he received | ||||||
| 10 | three Overseas Service Bars, the American Campaign Medal, the | ||||||
| 11 | European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with four | ||||||
| 12 | Bronze Battle Stars, the Good Conduct Medal, the Distinguished | ||||||
| 13 | Unit Badge, and a World War II Victory Medal; he also received | ||||||
| 14 | a letter of thanks from President Harry S. Truman; he married | ||||||
| 15 | Eileen Wagner on October 2, 1948; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Ed Elliott was a mail carrier in Rock Island for | ||||||
| 17 | many years; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Ed Elliott was a member of the Fifteenth Avenue | ||||||
| 19 | Christian Church in Rock Island and an avid fan of the Chicago | ||||||
| 20 | Cubs; he enjoyed listening to baseball and football games and | ||||||
| 21 | audio books; he and his wife enjoyed their weekends together | ||||||
| 22 | at their cottage on the Mississippi River and spent their | ||||||
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| 1 | winters in Florida; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Ed Elliott was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 3 | Eileen; his parents; his sister, Ellen Hockett; and his | ||||||
| 4 | brother, James Elliott; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ed Elliott is survived by his sister, Dorothy | ||||||
| 6 | Coulson, and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | Edward R. "Ed" Elliott and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 10 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 11 | further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of Ed Elliott as an expression of our | ||||||
| 14 | deepest sympathy.
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