Bill Text: IL SR0052 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Earl Wilhold of Edwardsville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-02-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0052 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0052-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 Earl L. Wilhold of Edwardsville, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on January 27, 2009; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Earl L. Wilhold was born November 19, 1928, in | ||||||
6 | Edwardsville to the late Oliver and Elsie (Henke) Wilhold Sr.; | ||||||
7 | he married Virginia L. Thompson on June 20, 1948, at Eden | ||||||
8 | United Church of Christ, and they recently celebrated their | ||||||
9 | 60th anniversary; and
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10 | WHEREAS, He was a retired meat cutter and manager for 49 | ||||||
11 | years; he worked for Kroger and later retired from Schnucks; he | ||||||
12 | was a member of Eden United Church of Christ, where he was a | ||||||
13 | member of the Eden Church Counsel and the Ushering and | ||||||
14 | Recreation Committees; he served his country in the United | ||||||
15 | States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict; and
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16 | WHEREAS, He was past commander of the Edwardsville American | ||||||
17 | Legion Post 199, a past commander of Madison-Bond County | ||||||
18 | American Legion, a member of the Last Man's Club of the | ||||||
19 | American Legion, and served as president and secretary of the | ||||||
20 | Senior Golf League at the American Legion Golf Course; and he | ||||||
21 | was a volunteer fireman for Edwardsville Fire Department | ||||||
22 | Company 1; and
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1 | WHEREAS, His passion was for golf, and he was instrumental | ||||||
2 | in building the American Legion Golf Course; he ran a golf pro | ||||||
3 | shop in his home for 30 years; he loved square dancing and | ||||||
4 | round dancing with the Hoe Downers for 40 years; and
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5 | WHEREAS,
Earl Wilhold is survived by his wife, Virginia; | ||||||
6 | his daughter, Christy (husband, John) Dorsey; his three | ||||||
7 | grandchildren, Rebecca "Becky" Yarbrough and her husband, Bill | ||||||
8 | Jr., Elizabeth "Beth" Maue and husband, Jason, and Brian Dorsey | ||||||
9 | and fiancee, Katie Bartels; his three great-grandchildren, | ||||||
10 | Brittney and Brianna Yarbrough and Gabriella "Bella" Maue; and | ||||||
11 | his brother, Oliver Wilhold Jr. and wife, Maxine; therefore, be | ||||||
12 | it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
15 | his family and friends, the passing of Earl Wilhold; and be it | ||||||
16 | further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Earl Wilhold as a symbol of our | ||||||
19 | sincere sympathy.
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