Bill Text: IL SR0291 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Thomas E. Abel of Rock Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR0291 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0291-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 Thomas E. Abel of Rock Island, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on March 5, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Thomas Abel was born in Davenport to Charles and | ||||||
6 | Roberta Terry Abel on January 9, 1935; he received his | ||||||
7 | education in Mooseheart; he was a Staff Sergeant in the United | ||||||
8 | States Marine Corps, retiring in 1959, and was in the Reserve | ||||||
9 | until 1974; he married Marilyn Vick on February 9, 1972; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Thomas Abel was a machine tool operator at the | ||||||
11 | Rock Island Arsenal, retiring in 1990; he was a member of the | ||||||
12 | Rock Island Moose Lodge, the Knights of Columbus, and St. Pius | ||||||
13 | X Catholic Church; he was a volunteer at UPH-Trinity Hospital | ||||||
14 | and he enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren, | ||||||
15 | and great-grandchildren; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Thomas Abel was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
17 | and
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18 | WHEREAS, Thomas Abel is survived by his wife, Marilyn Abel; | ||||||
19 | his children, Cheryl Weybright, Patricia (Ken) Swank, and | ||||||
20 | Timothy Vick; his grandchildren, Jessica (Paul) Stubbs, Angela | ||||||
21 | Swank, Thomas (Lisa) Weybright, Michael (Brieana) Weybright, |
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1 | Amber Vick, Ashley Vick, and Timothy J. Vick; and | ||||||
2 | great-grandchildren, Cale and Ellison Stubbs, Addison and | ||||||
3 | Kellan Weybright, Bentley and Avery Vick, and Audrey Weybright; | ||||||
4 | therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
7 | Thomas E. Abel, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
8 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
9 | further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Thomas Abel as an expression of our | ||||||
12 | deepest sympathy.
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