Bill Text: IL SR0519 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of William "Bil" Ford Jr. of Geneseo, formerly of East Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0519 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0519-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of William "Bil" Ford Jr. of Geneseo, | ||||||
4 | formerly of East Moline, who passed away on October 5, 2023; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, Bil Ford was born to William and Opal Henderson | ||||||
7 | Ford Sr. in Detroit, Michigan on November 9, 1937; he served in | ||||||
8 | the 8th Armored Victory Division, Company C, 81st Medium Tank | ||||||
9 | Battalion of the U.S. Army and was stationed in Japan; he | ||||||
10 | married Nancy J. Lincke in Rock Island on November 21, 1958, | ||||||
11 | and she preceded him in death on June 13, 2009; he was a | ||||||
12 | graduate of the FBI Academy; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Bil Ford retired as a lieutenant from the East | ||||||
14 | Moline Police Department; he later became a realtor, selling | ||||||
15 | real estate in Arizona with his wife; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Bil Ford was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
17 | his twin children, Darbey and Terri; his child, Colleen Ford; | ||||||
18 | and his sister, Dorothy; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Bil Ford is survived by his children, Steve Ford | ||||||
20 | and Kellie (Philip Thiel) Van Meter-Thiel; his grandchildren, | ||||||
21 | Shannon, Brandon, Joann Jean, and Travis; his |
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1 | great-grandchildren, Ashley Marie and Aurora; and his sister, | ||||||
2 | Ruth Ford; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
5 | William "Bil" Ford Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
6 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
7 | further
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