Bill Text: IL SR0082 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William Wisdom.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0082 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0082-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of William "Bill" H. Wisdom of Erie, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on February 8, 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bill Wisdom was born to Claude and Arvilla | ||||||
| 6 | (Stellrecht) Wisdom in Moline on November 3, 1930; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Geneseo High School; he married Joyce Minnaert | ||||||
| 8 | at St. Malachy's Church in Geneseo on September 12, 1953; he | ||||||
| 9 | served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, After his discharge from the military, Bill | ||||||
| 11 | Wisdom began farming in Geneseo and then Erie until 1975; he | ||||||
| 12 | then devoted his time to driving trucks and operating Wisdom | ||||||
| 13 | Trucking, Inc; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Bill Wisdom owned and built stock cars; he loved | ||||||
| 15 | racing and followed NASCAR all of his life; he was | ||||||
| 16 | mechanically gifted and could fabricate almost anything; he | ||||||
| 17 | had an amazing sense of direction and was a giving man, | ||||||
| 18 | frequently helping those in need; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Bill Wisdom was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 20 | his brother, Ron Wisdom; and his great-grandson, Mason | ||||||
| 21 | Mitchell; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Bill Wisdom is survived by his wife, Joyce; his | ||||||
| 2 | children, Chris (Al) Livingston, Steve Wisdom, Dan (Peggy) | ||||||
| 3 | Wisdom, Mary (Clint) Thulen, and Bill (Kara) Wisdom; his nine | ||||||
| 4 | grandchildren; his 11 great-grandchildren; and his sisters, | ||||||
| 5 | Shirley Moffitt, Ruth Burkert, and Joyce Evans; therefore, be | ||||||
| 6 | it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | William "Bill" H. Wisdom and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 10 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 11 | further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of Bill Wisdom as an expression of our | ||||||
| 14 | deepest sympathy.
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