Bill Text: IL SR0685 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Wendell Keith Harroun of Aledo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-01-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0685 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0685-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 Wendell Keith Harroun of Aledo, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on December 19, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Wendell Harroun was born to J. Keith and Vesta | ||||||
6 | Irene (Gorman) Harroun in Duncan Township, Mercer County on | ||||||
7 | September 20, 1927; he served in the U.S. Navy during World War | ||||||
8 | II and later in Korea; he married Gloria Jean Flynn in | ||||||
9 | Keithsburg on December 13, 1952, and she preceded him in death | ||||||
10 | on February 8, 2015; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Wendell Harroun farmed and worked for John Deere | ||||||
12 | Plow and Planter Works; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Wendell Harroun was a lifetime member of the | ||||||
14 | Mercer County VFW; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Wendell Harroun enjoyed golfing, fishing, and | ||||||
16 | reading and, in his later years, listening to audiobooks; he | ||||||
17 | also enjoyed reminiscing and the social hours with the other | ||||||
18 | residents at Brookstone; he adored his grandchildren and his | ||||||
19 | great-grandchildren; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Wendell Harroun was preceded in death by his |
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1 | parents; his daughter, Deborah Craig; and his sisters, Doris | ||||||
2 | Tindal and Shirley Bateman; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Wendell Harroun is survived by his daughter, | ||||||
4 | Cathy (Ted) Long; his grandchildren, Eric and Daphney Long, | ||||||
5 | and their children, Adler, Vera and Fenton, and Kristin and | ||||||
6 | Nathan Willits and their daughter, Violet; and his brother, | ||||||
7 | Fay (Rochelle) Harroun; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | Wendell Keith Harroun and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
11 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
12 | further
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