Bill Text: IL HR1015 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Rex Vernon English of Christopher.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-04-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR1015 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1015-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 Rex | ||||||
4 | Vernon English of Christopher, who passed away on April 8, | ||||||
5 | 2014; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Rex English was born on April 27, 1927 in Kennett, | ||||||
7 | Missouri; his parents were Joe and Azalea (nee Rollins) | ||||||
8 | English; he married Betty Lou Adams on May 11, 1947 in Anna; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, Rex English graduated from Anna-Jonesboro High | ||||||
11 | School in 1945; after graduation, he proudly served his country | ||||||
12 | as a member of the United States Navy during World War II; and
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13 | WHEREAS, After his honorable discharge from the Navy, Rex | ||||||
14 | English returned to Anna and worked at Jo-Ann Laundry; he then | ||||||
15 | started employment with Bunny Bread in Anna and was transferred | ||||||
16 | to Christopher in 1958 to work as a terminal supervisor; he | ||||||
17 | retired as Northern District Manager in 1985 after 30 years of | ||||||
18 | employment; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Rex English was a lifetime member of Veterans of | ||||||
20 | Foreign Wars and a member of the American Legion in | ||||||
21 | Christopher; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Rex English enjoyed fishing at Reelfoot Lake with | ||||||
2 | his wife, spending time with his family at their cabin near De | ||||||
3 | Soto, playing pinochle with his friends and family, dancing, | ||||||
4 | golfing with his brothers, spending time with classmates from | ||||||
5 | the class of 1945, and living at Lake of Egypt, where he | ||||||
6 | enjoyed fishing, pontoon boat rides, water skiing, and watching | ||||||
7 | his grandkids play on the dock; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Rex English was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
9 | Betty; parents; infant grandson, Clint Anthony Ronchetto; his | ||||||
10 | sisters, Dixie English and Ellen Campbell; brothers and | ||||||
11 | sisters-in-law, J.T. and Jennie English, C.A. and Bettye | ||||||
12 | English, and Harold and Mary English; brother-in-law, Donald | ||||||
13 | McCann; and nephews, Larry, Gary, and Terry English and Brian | ||||||
14 | Campbell; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Rex English is survived by 5 children and their | ||||||
16 | spouses, Sandy and Tom Vaughn, Candy and David Price, Rex and | ||||||
17 | Sheila English, Kent (Smitty) and Cathy English, and Carilea | ||||||
18 | and Larry Cooper; 11 grandchildren, Ryan Vaughn and wife, | ||||||
19 | Jenny, Melissa Gibbs, Chad Price and wife, Kelli, Shauna | ||||||
20 | Burckhardt and husband, Brian, Seth English and wife, Mehgan, | ||||||
21 | Stella Triplett and husband, Gary, Katie Pettit and husband, | ||||||
22 | Andy, Matthew English and wife, Lindsay, Ashley Kuhn and | ||||||
23 | husband, Jay, Brandis Wheeler, and Neill Wheeler and wife, |
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1 | Niki; great-grandchildren, Zoey Vaughn, Liam Gibbs, Shae, | ||||||
2 | Lexi, and Piper Price, Azalee and Brock Burckhardt, Jorja | ||||||
3 | English, Abbott Triplett, Spencer and Finnigan Pettit, Eloise | ||||||
4 | English, Lemmy Kuhn, and Colton Wheeler; a sister-in-law, Norma | ||||||
5 | Fuller; 4 nieces; and 11 nephews; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
8 | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Rex | ||||||
9 | Vernon English; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Rex English as an expression of our | ||||||
12 | sympathy.
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