Bill Text: IL SR0510 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Paul L. Cook of Milan.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-19 - Resolution Adopted [SR0510 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0510-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 Paul L. Cook of Milan, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | May 7, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Paul Cook was born in Lauratown, Arkansas to Paul | ||||||
| 6 | Cook and Lela Johnson Cook on April 6, 1943; he served in the | ||||||
| 7 | United States Army in Korea and married Holly Krueger; he then | ||||||
| 8 | married Neva McKinley in Union County on April 13, 1993; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Paul Cook worked for the J.I. Case Company (now | ||||||
| 10 | Case Corporation) for 30 years until his retirement in 1994; | ||||||
| 11 | and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Paul Cook was a member of First Landmark | ||||||
| 13 | Missionary Baptist Church in Rock Island, the Milan American | ||||||
| 14 | Legion Post No. 569, and the Rock Island Conservation Club; he | ||||||
| 15 | served on the board of directors for the J.I. Case Credit | ||||||
| 16 | Union, the J.I. Case Safety Committee, and the executive board | ||||||
| 17 | of 806; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Paul Cook enjoyed gardening, fishing, and | ||||||
| 19 | spending time with his grandchildren; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Paul Cook was preceded in death by his parents and | ||||||
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| 1 | his brothers, Ruben, Burley, and Charles; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Paul Cook is survived by his wife, Neva; his | ||||||
| 3 | daughter, Teresa Pardee; his stepchildren, William McKinley | ||||||
| 4 | Jr., Mary (Alan) Taulbee, Faith Dykes, Pauline Dick (Chuck | ||||||
| 5 | Dole), and Kevin (Julie) McKinley; his 15 grandchildren; his 10 | ||||||
| 6 | great-grandchildren; his sisters, Letha Elliott, Anna (Ed) | ||||||
| 7 | Weinert, and Phyllis Munoz; and several nieces and nephews; | ||||||
| 8 | therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Paul L. Cook, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
| 12 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Paul Cook as an expression of our | ||||||
| 15 | deepest sympathy.
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