Bill Text: IL SR0445 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of George R. Likes of Woodburn.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-23 - Resolution Adopted [SR0445 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0445-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of George R. Likes of Woodburn, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on July 15, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, George Likes was born on January 23, 1930, in | ||||||
| 6 | Bunker Hill to George R., Sr. and Nellie Velma (nee Spillman) | ||||||
| 7 | Likes; he was raised by his father and stepmother, Easter (nee | ||||||
| 8 | Donaldson) Likes; he served his country in the United States | ||||||
| 9 | Army during the Korean War; he married Bette Viola Davis in | ||||||
| 10 | March 1954; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, George Likes was retired from Owens-Illinois | ||||||
| 12 | Glass and the Olin Corporation; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, George Likes was an avid fan of the Saint Louis | ||||||
| 14 | Cardinals, Blues, and Rams; he enjoyed gardening, working in | ||||||
| 15 | his yard, and handing down his appreciation for professional | ||||||
| 16 | wrestling to his grandchildren; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, George Likes was preceded in death by his beloved | ||||||
| 18 | wife; his parents; his stepmother; his brother and | ||||||
| 19 | sister-in-law, Frank and Loretta Likes; his sisters and | ||||||
| 20 | brothers-in-law, Ernest and Betty Giller and Jesse and Louella | ||||||
| 21 | Arnold; and his stepsister, Velma Thornton; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, George Likes is survived by his children, Sherry | ||||||
| 2 | (Lucky) Bodenbach, George Terry Likes, Rhonda (Bruce) Scott, | ||||||
| 3 | Tim (Patrice) Likes, Patricia (LaMonte) Pierce, and Kristi | ||||||
| 4 | Likes; his grandchildren, Tim "TG" Likes (fiance Christen | ||||||
| 5 | Skelly), Maggie Scott, Mollie (Jeff) Odgen, Makenzie Scott, | ||||||
| 6 | Jeana Pierce, and Jordan Bodenbach; his great-granddaughter, | ||||||
| 7 | Kylee Viola Ogden; his sister-in-law, Josephine Lockard; his | ||||||
| 8 | brothers, Herb (Helen) Davis and Gene (Mary) Davis; and his | ||||||
| 9 | many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | George R. Likes, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of George Likes as an expression of our | ||||||
| 17 | deepest sympathy.
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