Bill Text: IL SR0378 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Paul Rector of Urbana.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-09-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0378 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR0378-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Paul Rector of Urbana, who passed away
on March 24, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Paul Rector was born in Afton, Oklahoma to John
Fred and Edna (Harris) Rector on March 5, 1921; he grew up in
Urbana, delivering both the Courier and The News-Gazette; he
was an active Boy Scout and always enjoyed visiting Camp
Drake; he was proud to be an Eagle Scout; he graduated from
Urbana High School in 1940, where he was a state champion in
wrestling; after three semesters at the University of Illinois
studying business and accounting, he was drafted into the U.S.
Army; he married Billie Wesson of Sidney in 1943 at the family
home, and they renewed their vows in front of the same
fireplace 67 years later; and
WHEREAS, Paul Rector received his commission as a second
lieutenant in the Army in 1943; he completed basic training at
South Camp Polk, Louisiana; his Eagle Scout rank helped him
qualify for Officers Training School, which he completed at
Fort Knox, Kentucky; he served in the 775th Tank Battalion in
Papua New Guinea and the Philippines; he was discharged as a
first lieutenant and returned home to Urbana on Christmas Day
1945; and

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WHEREAS, Paul Rector began working as head inspector at
the R.H. Bishop Co.; he became a member of the Local 149
Plumber & Steamfitters Union in 1949; he also worked for F.R.
Inskip Plumbing and Heating as head of the service department;
and
WHEREAS, Paul Rector's family had a tradition of holding
family reunions; he never missed one and continued to travel
well into his 90s, with family reunion trips to Hawaii, Puget
Sound in Washington, the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and
Branson, Missouri; he enjoyed traveling and loved to drive
across the U.S. and explore and visit family members along the
way; he took his family on many camping trips to numerous state
parks in Illinois and Indiana; and
WHEREAS, Paul Rector and Billie were active in the First
Presbyterian Church in Champaign, and they went on several
mission trips for their church and enjoyed their Bible study
groups; they worked together restoring their rental properties
and always seemed to have a project that needed attention;
they enjoyed being with their family and were extremely proud
of their children; and
WHEREAS, Paul Rector was the husband of Billie; the father
of Sharon Rector, James (Gail) Rector, and Sue (Skip) Inskip;

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the grandfather of eight; the great-grandfather of 10; the son
of John Fred and Edna (Harris) Rector; and the brother of Earl
Rector, Mary Fern (Rector) Atwood, Lottie Bernice (Rector)
LaFuze, Dennis Rector, Orton Rector, John Henry Rector, and
Leo Harris Rector; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Paul Rector and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Paul Rector as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.