Bill Text: IL SR0407 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Marvin Spohn.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0407 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0407-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Marvin D. Spohn of East Moline, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on July 2, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Marvin Spohn was born to Martin and Rosa | ||||||
6 | (Willard) Spohn in Miami, Oklahoma on October 6, 1930; he was | ||||||
7 | born and raised on the family farm during the depression in | ||||||
8 | Oklahoma and learned the welding trade at the age of 12 from | ||||||
9 | working in his father's shop; he served in the United States | ||||||
10 | Army during the Korean War and in the reserves following the | ||||||
11 | war; he married Elsie L. Scoles in Miami, Oklahoma on July 8, | ||||||
12 | 1950; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Early in his life, Marvin Spohn worked in the | ||||||
14 | zinc mines in Pitcher, Oklahoma; he and his wife owned and | ||||||
15 | operated a drive-in restaurant in Baxter Springs, Kansas; he | ||||||
16 | worked at International Harvester for 28 years and was on the | ||||||
17 | Board of Directors at IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union for | ||||||
18 | 38 years; he owned and operated Spohn Welding in East Moline; | ||||||
19 | he finished his working career as owner of Spohn Ground and | ||||||
20 | Maintenance, maintaining the IH Credit Unions throughout the | ||||||
21 | Quad Cities; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Marvin Spohn was formerly a member of New Life, |
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1 | Moline as well as Moline Gospel Temple; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Marvin Spohn was a devoted husband, beloved | ||||||
3 | father, grandfather, and friend; he was a man of faith who | ||||||
4 | loved his community; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Marvin Spohn was preceded in death by his | ||||||
6 | parents; his four sisters; and his four brothers; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Marvin Spohn is survived by his wife; Stephen | ||||||
8 | (Nancy) Spohn; his grandson, Erik Spohn; his granddaughter, | ||||||
9 | Heidi Spohn; and his special friends, Darryl and Meryl Knole; | ||||||
10 | therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
13 | Marvin D. Spohn 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 Marvin Spohn as an expression of our | ||||||
18 | deepest sympathy.
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