Bill Text: IL SR0596 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Harrison "Gene" Willis of Vernon Hills.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-23 - Resolution Adopted [SR0596 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0596-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 Harrison "Gene" Willis of Vernon Hills, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on September 28, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Harrison Willis was born in Ellington, Missouri to | ||||||
| 6 | George and Grace Willis; he was a World War II veteran and | ||||||
| 7 | participated in the "Battle of the Bulge" with the 87th | ||||||
| 8 | Infantry, Golden Acorn Division; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Harrison Willis retired from the Great Lakes Naval | ||||||
| 10 | Training Center as a Chief Crane Operator; he was also a | ||||||
| 11 | retired Senior Chief Petty Officer in the Naval Reserves; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Harrison Willis enjoyed restoring and painting | ||||||
| 13 | automobiles and was the former Secretary/Treasurer of the Lake | ||||||
| 14 | County Corvette Club; he also had a passion for painting and | ||||||
| 15 | signing; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Harrison Willis was preceded in death by his first | ||||||
| 17 | wife, Georgia (nee Shelby) Willis; his second wife, Katherine | ||||||
| 18 | (nee Corzine) Willis; his parents; and his siblings, Lois, | ||||||
| 19 | Hazel, Volley, Lewis, and Shirley; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Harrison Willis is survived by his children, Joyce | ||||||
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| 1 | (Michael) Wade, Rita (James) Bero, and Steven (Billie Jean) | ||||||
| 2 | Willis; his grandchildren, Brent (Cynthia) Wade, Eddie (Mindy) | ||||||
| 3 | Plante, Carson (Brian) Gasner, Dawn Wilkenson, Crystal Willis, | ||||||
| 4 | Melissa (Joe) Wilkenson-Morzuch, and Shelby (Aaron) Gustman; | ||||||
| 5 | his 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews; | ||||||
| 6 | therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | Harrison "Gene" Willis and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 10 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 11 | further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution will be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of Harrison Willis as an expression of | ||||||
| 14 | our deepest sympathy.
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