Bill Text: IL SR1490 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dearl Morris of Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1490 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1490-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Dearl Morris of Peoria, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on September 29, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dearl Morris was born in Grantsburg on December | ||||||
| 6 | 19, 1926 to Roy E. and Minnie V. (nee Nelson) Morris; he served | ||||||
| 7 | in the United States Navy during World War II; he married Norma | ||||||
| 8 | M. Saltsman in Peoria on July 5, 1947; after the passing of his | ||||||
| 9 | first wife, he married Julia G. Smith on September 23, 1989 in | ||||||
| 10 | Chillicothe; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Dearl Morris worked for Caterpillar, Inc. for 40 | ||||||
| 12 | years, retiring in February of 1985 as the Worldwide | ||||||
| 13 | Foodservice Manager; in recognition of his excellence in the | ||||||
| 14 | foodservice industry, he was awarded the prestigious Silver | ||||||
| 15 | Plate Award from the International Foodservice Manufacturers | ||||||
| 16 | Association on May 22, 1978; he was also a founding member of | ||||||
| 17 | the Heart of Illinois Restaurant Association; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, After retirement, Dearl Morris continued his | ||||||
| 19 | hobby of making homemade chocolates for friends and family; his | ||||||
| 20 | expertise and creativity became known in the Peoria area over | ||||||
| 21 | the years, and in December of 2005 he was featured in a Peoria | ||||||
| 22 | Journal Star article naming him "Peoria's Candyman"; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Dearl Morris was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 2 | his first wife, Norma; his second wife, Julia; 2 brothers, | ||||||
| 3 | Hartsel E. Morris and Covel E. Morris; and one sister, Jewel A. | ||||||
| 4 | Street; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dearl Morris is survived by one son, Dearl E. | ||||||
| 6 | "Skip" (Paula) Morris; one step-son, Ross (Linda) Smith; 2 | ||||||
| 7 | step-daughters, Laura (Len) Berg and Cindy (Dan) Erickson; 2 | ||||||
| 8 | granddaughters; 4 step-granddaughters; 3 step-grandsons; and 2 | ||||||
| 9 | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Dearl Morris, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
| 13 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Dearl Morris as an expression of our | ||||||
| 16 | deepest sympathy.
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