Bill Text: IL SR0214 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of George "Bud" Fulton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR0214 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0214-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 George E. "Bud" Fulton of Peoria, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on March 29, 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bud Fulton was born to Everett "Jug" and Louise | ||||||
| 6 | (Faletti) Fulton in Farmington on May 14, 1941; he joined the | ||||||
| 7 | United States Air Force and served as an aircraft mechanic | ||||||
| 8 | from 1959 to 1963; while stationed in Portland, Oregon, he met | ||||||
| 9 | Deanna K. Dusky, and they married on December 14, 1961; she | ||||||
| 10 | passed away on June 19, 1969; he married Debra Turner in Peoria | ||||||
| 11 | on November 3, 1979; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Bud Fulton joined the Peoria Police Department in | ||||||
| 13 | 1971 and served for 22 years, retiring on July 31, 1999; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Bud Fulton received the Police Officer of the | ||||||
| 15 | Year Award, the Combat Valor Award, the Distinguished Service | ||||||
| 16 | Award, the Life Saving Award, and the American Legion Award; | ||||||
| 17 | and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Bud Fulton loved the outdoors, especially his | ||||||
| 19 | cabin and 16 acres on the Sangamon River; he loved fishing and | ||||||
| 20 | was an avid deer hunter; he enjoyed mushroom hunting in the | ||||||
| 21 | spring and fall and loved to cook; he had a special love for | ||||||
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| 1 | his dog Lily who was his constant companion, but his family was | ||||||
| 2 | the thing most near and dear to his heart; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Bud Fulton was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
| 4 | Everett and Louise Fulton; his first wife, Deanna Fulton; and | ||||||
| 5 | his sister, Marcia Grzanich; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bud Fulton is survived by his wife of 41 years, | ||||||
| 7 | Debra Fulton; his five children, Pamela (Gary) Davis, Kerry | ||||||
| 8 | Fulton, Cheryl Fulton O'Brien, Matthew Fulton, and Kyle | ||||||
| 9 | Fulton; his seven grandchildren, Morgan (Luke) Fulton-Gorham, | ||||||
| 10 | Taylor (Cayl) Champagne, Chandler May, Hanna Fulton, Josh | ||||||
| 11 | Boseke, Christian O'Brien, and Remi Fulton; his one | ||||||
| 12 | great-granddaughter, Harlow May; and his special sister, Wanda | ||||||
| 13 | Lee Hitchcock; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 16 | George E. "Bud" Fulton and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 17 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Bud Fulton as an expression of our | ||||||
| 21 | deepest sympathy.
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