Bill Text: IL SR0186 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Stanley G. "Stan" Knearem of Cowden.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0186 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0186-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 Stanley G. "Stan" Knearem of Cowden, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on January 23, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Stan Knearem was born in Effingham to Donald and | ||||||
| 6 | Lois (Doty) Knearem on August 29, 1945; he served on the Fort | ||||||
| 7 | Bragg Rifle Team in the United States Army from 1968 until | ||||||
| 8 | 1970; he married Marilou Wren in Shelbyville on May 29, 1968; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Stan Knearem was an insurance agent with Country | ||||||
| 11 | Companies for 37 years; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Stan Knearem was an active member of the Cowden | ||||||
| 13 | community, as well as the surrounding communities; he served on | ||||||
| 14 | the Cowden Fire Department and was previously the Mayor of | ||||||
| 15 | Cowden; he was a member of the First Christian Church in | ||||||
| 16 | Cowden, the American Legion of Herrick, Greenland Masonic Lodge | ||||||
| 17 | #665 of Beecher City, and the Scottish Rite of Danville; he was | ||||||
| 18 | a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Stan Knearem was preceded in death by his father, | ||||||
| 20 | Donald Knearem; his mother and stepfather, Lois and Richard | ||||||
| 21 | McGinness; his sister, Jackie Storm; and his brother-in-law, | ||||||
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| 1 | Arnold Humphrey; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Stan Knearem is survived by his wife of 50 years, | ||||||
| 3 | Marilou; his son, Rory Knearem; his grandsons, Derrick Knearem | ||||||
| 4 | and Andrew Force; his brothers, Ken (Anita) Knearem and Mac | ||||||
| 5 | (Dawn) McGinness; his sisters, Donna Kay Humphrey and Rose | ||||||
| 6 | (Larry) Walker; his aunts, Rosalie Doty, Erna Doty, Linda | ||||||
| 7 | Cunningham, and Sandy Anderson; his uncle, Roger (Patsy) Doty; | ||||||
| 8 | and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Stanley G. "Stan" Knearem and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 12 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Stan Knearem as an expression of our | ||||||
| 16 | deepest sympathy.
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