Bill Text: IL HR1546 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Bill Morris of West Frankfort.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-12-16 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley [HR1546 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1546-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 | Morris of West Frankfort, who passed away on October 17, 2010; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bill Morris was born on February 12, 1927, in West | ||||||
| 7 | Frankfort; his parents were Joe and Lillie (Griffith) Kee | ||||||
| 8 | Morris; he married Pat (Avery) Morris on March 10, 1950, in | ||||||
| 9 | West Frankfort; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Bill Morris served his country with pride and | ||||||
| 11 | distinction as a member of the United States Navy; he was a | ||||||
| 12 | member of American Legion Post 1961 of Orient; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Bill Morris retired after many years of service as | ||||||
| 14 | a letter carrier with the United States Postal Service; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Bill Morris was very active in many community and | ||||||
| 16 | county activities; he was a member of Franklin County Country | ||||||
| 17 | Club and a former board member of the Frankfort Unit District | ||||||
| 18 | 168 School Board; he served on the Franklin County Sheriff's | ||||||
| 19 | Department Merit Board and was a former member of the Franklin | ||||||
| 20 | County Board and the Denning Cemetery Board; he was also an | ||||||
| 21 | active member of the Redbird Boosters Club, the West Frankfort | ||||||
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| 1 | Masonic Lodge 567, where he was also a past master, and the | ||||||
| 2 | Shriners; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Bill Morris was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 4 | his wife; and his brother, Kenneth Morris; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bill Morris is survived by his son, Greg and his | ||||||
| 6 | wife, LaVeme Morris; his daughters, Terri Morris and Cindy Jo | ||||||
| 7 | and her husband, Allan Knopf; his 7 grandchildren; his 13 | ||||||
| 8 | great-grandchildren; his sister, Barbara Benns; and his many | ||||||
| 9 | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 12 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Bill | ||||||
| 13 | Morris; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Bill Morris as an expression of our | ||||||
| 16 | sympathy.
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