Bill Text: IL SR0136 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of William L. "Bill" Zellman of Jacksonville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0136 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0136-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 William L. "Bill" Zellman of | ||||||
4 | Jacksonville, who passed away on January 13, 2017 at the age of | ||||||
5 | 87; and
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6 | WHEREAS, William Zellman was born in Paris to William and | ||||||
7 | Gladys Anderson Zellman on November 3, 1929; he was a proud | ||||||
8 | alumnus of Jacksonville High School Class of 1947; he was | ||||||
9 | drafted into the United States Army from 1951 to 1953 and was | ||||||
10 | an Atomic Veteran; he married Barbara A. Bieber in Jacksonville | ||||||
11 | on November 12, 1950; and
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12 | WHEREAS, William Zellman worked at General Telephone | ||||||
13 | Company for over 40 years, serving locations in Jacksonville, | ||||||
14 | Pittsfield, and Carlinville; he was a past member of the | ||||||
15 | Jacksonville Jaycees and Harmony Masonic Lodge 3, past | ||||||
16 | president and active member of the Jacksonville Lions Club, and | ||||||
17 | an active member of Grace United Methodist Church; he was a | ||||||
18 | talented woodworker, and enjoyed traveling, his dogs, planning | ||||||
19 | his high school reunions, and being outdoors; he loved his | ||||||
20 | family unconditionally; and
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21 | WHEREAS, William Zellman was preceded in death by his | ||||||
22 | father, William Zellman; his mother, Gladys Price; and his |
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1 | sister, Maxine Kershaw; and
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2 | WHEREAS, William Zellman is survived by his wife, Barbara; | ||||||
3 | his three children, Candy (Bill) Derks, Bill (Donna-Lou), and | ||||||
4 | Amy (Mike) McHan; four grandchildren, Mary Ann (Todd) Henry, | ||||||
5 | Andy (Brandi) Derks, and Delilah and Lauren McHan; his four | ||||||
6 | great-grandchildren, Katie, Josh, Maddie, and Drew; and | ||||||
7 | several nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | William L. "Bill" Zellman, and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
11 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
12 | it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of William Zellman as an expression of | ||||||
15 | our deepest sympathy.
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