Bill Text: IL SR0185 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dale E. Parsons of Galesburg.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0185 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0185-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 Dale E. Parsons of Galesburg, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on February 5, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dale Parsons was born on July 6, 1932 to Russell | ||||||
6 | F. and Margaret P. (nee Buchanan) Parsons; beginning at the age | ||||||
7 | of 13, he was raised by Floyd and Louise Lindsey; he graduated | ||||||
8 | from Bardolph High School in 1952; he married Carolyn McGinn on | ||||||
9 | June 25, 1966 in Camp Grove; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Dale Parsons spent 40 years in the shoe and | ||||||
11 | clothing retail business, owning Dale Parsons, Ltd. in Lacon | ||||||
12 | from 1975 to 1979; he then served as Executive Director of the | ||||||
13 | Stone-Hayes Center for Independent Living in Galesburg; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Dale Parsons was a member of Corpus Christi Roman | ||||||
15 | Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus (4th Degree, Past | ||||||
16 | Grand Knight, and Trustee), and the Knox County Board; he | ||||||
17 | served with the Knox County Nursing Home Committee, the Highway | ||||||
18 | Committee, the Knox County Housing Authority, the Boys and | ||||||
19 | Girls Club of Knox County, the Carver Community Action Agency, | ||||||
20 | and the Prairie Hill Resource Conservation Development | ||||||
21 | Council; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Dale Parsons was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
2 | his 4 brothers, Russell F. Parsons, Jr., Robert Lee Parsons, | ||||||
3 | Charles Allan Parsons, and Larry Parsons, Sr.; and his sister, | ||||||
4 | Donna Jean Parsons; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dale Parsons is survived by his daughter, Michelle | ||||||
6 | L. Parsons; his son, Michael E. (Suzanne) Parsons; his | ||||||
7 | grandsons, Patrick Parsons and Nicholas McMahill; his brothers | ||||||
8 | and sisters, Don R. Parsons, Betty Louise Doll, Mary Lois | ||||||
9 | Parsons, Sharon Ann Bean, and Judy Kay Tiffany; and several | ||||||
10 | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
13 | Dale E. Parsons, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
15 | further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Dale Parsons as an expression of our | ||||||
18 | deepest sympathy.
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