Bill Text: IL SR0576 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jesse Willard Parker of Normal.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0576 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0576-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Jesse Willard Parker of Normal, who
passed away on July 14, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Jesse Parker was born in Baldwin County, Alabama
to Coey E. and Cornelia Thomley Parker on July 2, 1927; during
World War II, he joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 17
and served on a ship off the coast of France during the
invasion; he served in the United States Army during the Korean
War; he married Dorothy Eswine in Evansville, Indiana on April
25, 1953; and
WHEREAS, Jesse Parker sold fertilizer for VEE CEE after his
army service; he was then hired as a letter carrier for the
United States Postal Service; he delivered mail for most of his
working life and also served as the Vehicle Operations
Maintenance Assistant (VOMA); he retired as the postmaster of
the Lexington Post Office; he continued to serve in the
National Guard, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; and
WHEREAS, Jesse Parker was a member of the American Legion
and Calvary Baptist Church in Normal; he was a 33rd Degree
Mason and a member of the Mohammed Shrine and the Eastern Star;
he was an avid outdoorsman, fisherman, and hunter; he was a

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gifted storyteller; and
WHEREAS, Jesse Parker was preceded in death by his wife,
Dorothy; his sisters, Louise Lucas and Annie; and his brothers,
Coey Jr. and William; and
WHEREAS, Jesse Parker is survived by his daughter, Sandra
"Sandy" Parker; his sisters, Ida Belle Monks and Lil Morton;
his brother, Bob (Charlene); his half-sister, Judy Woods; and
many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Jesse Willard Parker and extend our sincere condolences to his
family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Jesse Parker as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.