Bill Text: IL HR0603 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Bill Wilson of West Frankfort.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-11-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0603 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0603-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
Bill | ||||||
| 4 | Wilson of West Frankfort, who passed away on October 30, 2011; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bill Wilson was a graduate of Benton High School; | ||||||
| 7 | and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Bill Wilson began his career at the Franklin | ||||||
| 9 | Sheriff's Department in 1972 and served as a deputy and chief | ||||||
| 10 | deputy before his election as sheriff in 1990; he retired at | ||||||
| 11 | the end of his term in 2010 after almost 3 decades of dedicated | ||||||
| 12 | service; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Bill Wilson served as president of the Illinois | ||||||
| 14 | Sheriffs' Association for one term; he was also an ISA | ||||||
| 15 | executive board member since 1997, becoming the group's | ||||||
| 16 | president in 2008; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Bill Wilson was a tireless worker in building a | ||||||
| 18 | juvenile detention center in Franklin County, which now serves | ||||||
| 19 | 26 southern Illinois counties; he also initiated a Drug Abuse | ||||||
| 20 | Resistance Education program to teach county children about | ||||||
| 21 | living drug-free; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Bill Wilson was known for his culinary skills and | ||||||
| 2 | cooked frequently for his department, for sheriffs' | ||||||
| 3 | association events, and at Franklin County functions; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Bill Wilson is survived by his wife, Cathy; his | ||||||
| 5 | daughter, Danalyn, and her husband, Dennis West; his grandsons, | ||||||
| 6 | Harley and Evan West;
his sisters, Sally and her husband, Duane | ||||||
| 7 | Revis, and Nancy Cockrum; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 9 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Bill Wilson; and be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of Bill Wilson as an expression of our | ||||||
| 14 | sympathy.
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