Bill Text: IL SR0467 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William King "Bill" Little of Rock Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0467 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0467-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 William King "Bill" Little of Rock | ||||||
4 | Island, who passed away on August 28, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bill Little was born to Marshall G. and Winifred | ||||||
6 | K. in Saranc Lake, New York on November 13, 1935; he graduated | ||||||
7 | from Franklin Academy High School in 1954; he completed two | ||||||
8 | years of college studies; he married Betty Little at the | ||||||
9 | American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan on July 15, 1957, and she | ||||||
10 | preceded him in death in January 2021 after 64 years of | ||||||
11 | marriage; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Bill Little served for 20 years in the U.S. Air | ||||||
13 | Force; he enlisted in July 1954 and retired in August 1974; for | ||||||
14 | his military service, he received the Bronze Star, the | ||||||
15 | Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, | ||||||
16 | and the Vietnam Service medal; and
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17 | WHEREAS, After retiring from the military, Bill Little | ||||||
18 | worked as a legal administrator for a law firm in Charleston, | ||||||
19 | West Virginia and later for Katz, McAndrews, Durkee & Telleen | ||||||
20 | in Rock Island; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Bill Little was a member of the KAABA Shrine, the |
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1 | Scottish Rite Valley of Moline, Trio Lodge 57 AF&AM, and the | ||||||
2 | Air Force Sergeants Association; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Bill Little was an avid golfer who achieved six | ||||||
4 | holes-in-one; he was also a lifetime fan of the Los Angeles | ||||||
5 | Dodgers, including their earlier days in Brooklyn; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Bill Little was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
7 | his parents, and his sister; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Bill Little is survived by his children, Dorothy | ||||||
9 | (Tim) Brooks and Marshall (Rhonda) Little, and his | ||||||
10 | grandchildren, Steve (Sheena) Osborne, Brent (Sadie) Osborne, | ||||||
11 | Samantha Gaten, and Minao Little; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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14 | William King "Bill" Little and extend our sincere
condolences | ||||||
15 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | ||||||
16 | it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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18 | presented to the family of Bill Little as an expression of
our | ||||||
19 | deepest sympathy.
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