Bill Text: IL SR0054 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Lee W. Short of Bloomington.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0054 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0054-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 Lee W. Short of Bloomington, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on January 4, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Lee Short was born on May 1, 1921; he graduated | ||||||
| 6 | from Belvidere High School and Illinois Wesleyan University; he | ||||||
| 7 | served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II | ||||||
| 8 | and married Phyllis Jean Smith; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Lee Short worked for over 30 years for Illinois | ||||||
| 10 | Wesleyan University; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Lee Short served his community through leadership | ||||||
| 12 | positions in the Rotary Club, the Lions Club, the Masonic | ||||||
| 13 | Lodge, Wesley Methodist Church, and the McLean County Board; | ||||||
| 14 | his primary passion was always his love of music, which he | ||||||
| 15 | shared with his entire family; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Lee Short was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
| 17 | Crawford and Leota Short, and his sister, Leatha Griffis; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Lee Short is survived by his wife of 69 years, | ||||||
| 19 | Phyllis; his daughters, Karen Short Mills, Deborah (Ken) | ||||||
| 20 | Hester, Barbara (Steve) Brown, and Nancy (Bill) Pittman; his | ||||||
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| 1 | brother, Bill (Sherron) Short; his sister, Betty Briggs; his | ||||||
| 2 | grandchildren, Jonathan (Sally) Hougham, Margaret Mills, | ||||||
| 3 | Eleanor Mills, Jessica (Jacob) Boyd, Molly Brown, William | ||||||
| 4 | Pittman, and Katherine Pittman; and four great-grandsons; | ||||||
| 5 | therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 8 | Lee W. Short, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
| 9 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to the family of Lee Short as an expression of our | ||||||
| 12 | deepest sympathy.
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