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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3		learn of the death of Dale Henry Pickerill of Glen Carbon, who
4		passed away on February 23, 2011; and
5		WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill was born on December 29, 1946, in
6		Litchfield; his parents were James Wendall Pickerill and Mary
7		Eileen (Floyd) Pickerill; he married Elizabeth "Betty"
8		Schneider on December 31, 1980; and
9		WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill graduated from Mt. Olive High
10		School in 1965; and
11		WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill was an extremely proud member of
12		Laborer's Local #338 in Wood River for 46 1/2 years; he served
13		in the field as a laborer for 32 years, served as a member of
14		the Executive Board, and served as Secretary-Treasurer of the
15		organization for 5 years; he retired from Laborer's Local #338
16		as Business Manager in January of 2004; and
17		WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill served as an Executive Board Member
18		of the Southwestern Illinois District Council and as a Trustee
19		for Central Laborer's Health and Welfare; and
20		WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill was very involved in the labor

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1		movement and continually studied the labor movement and its
2		history; and
3		WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill was a past member of the Church of
4		the Ascension in Mt. Olive and St. Barbara's Church in
5		Batchtown; he was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
6		Livingston at the time of his passing; and
7		WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill was an avid fisherman; he was also
8		very interested in his family history, having spent the last
9		four years researching and compiling a family tree and album;
10		being of Irish ancestry, he was fascinated by all things Irish;
11		and
12		WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill was preceded in death by his
13		parents; his brothers, James Wendall Pickerill Jr., Kenneth
14		Eugene Pickerill, and Larry Dean Pickerill; his mother-in-law
15		and father-in-law, Allen and Gertrude Schneider; his five
16		brothers-in-law; and his two nieces; and
17		WHEREAS, Dale Pickerill is survived by his wife, Elizabeth
18		Pickerill; his sons, Robert Scott (Stephanie) Pickerill,
19		Patrick Wade Pickerill, and Preston Richard (Amy Elizabeth)
20		Hall; his daughters, Leslie Ann Pomatto, Kerra Leigh Deaton,
21		and Kerri Jean Niehaus; his grandsons, Zackory Alexander
22		Deaton, Braden Dale, and Bryce Arthur Niehaus; his

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1		granddaughters, Ashley Marie (Larry) Rayburn, Amanda Jo
2		Pomatto, Audrey Alexandria Pickerill, Alaina Elizabeth Hall,
3		and Lauren Elizabeth Bailey; his great-granddaughter, Katlynn
4		Jo Pomatto; his brother, William (Rosemarie) Pickerill; his
5		sisters, Loralei Scrianko, MaryAnn (Bruce) Scopel, Betty
6		(John) Vidakovich, Geraldine (Richard) Bayse, Connie (Steve)
7		Provost, Norma (Ernie) Parish, and Anita Darneal; and his
8		numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
9		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
10		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
11		his family and friends, the passing of Dale Henry Pickerill;
12		and be it further
13		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14		presented to the family of Dale Pickerill as an expression of
15		our sympathy.