Bill Text: IL SR0939 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William J. Peterson of Rantoul.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-09-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0939 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0939-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 William J. "Bill" Peterson of Rantoul, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on July 28, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bill Peterson was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee | ||||||
6 | on June 30, 1949 to William J. and Elizabeth (nee Schofield) | ||||||
7 | Peterson; he married Cheryl Nelson on September 12, 1970; he | ||||||
8 | served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam | ||||||
9 | War, earning the rank of Staff Sergeant; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Following his time in the military, Bill Peterson | ||||||
11 | worked as a civilian at Chanute Air Force Base, repairing the | ||||||
12 | trainers that were used to train active-duty U.S. Air Force | ||||||
13 | personnel; for the last 20 years, he was a boiler room | ||||||
14 | operator; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Bill Peterson was affectionately known as "Billy" | ||||||
16 | or "Pete"; he enjoyed bowling and fishing in his younger years | ||||||
17 | and was always working on his car, washing and waxing it by | ||||||
18 | hand; he had a passion for cooking and making people happy | ||||||
19 | through the food he made; most of all, he loved spending time | ||||||
20 | with his family; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Bill Peterson was preceded in death by his |
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1 | parents, and his sister, Sharon Peterson; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Bill Peterson is survived by his wife of nearly 45 | ||||||
3 | years, Cheryl; his daughter, Christine (Troy) Bergman; his son, | ||||||
4 | Erik (Beth) Peterson and their children, Leslie, Hannah, and | ||||||
5 | Jonah; his sister, Sandra Thornton; his 2 brothers, Mike | ||||||
6 | (Jeannie) Peterson and Pat (Leslie) Peterson; and many nieces | ||||||
7 | and nephews; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | William J. "Bill" Peterson, and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
11 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
12 | it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Bill Peterson as an expression of | ||||||
15 | our deepest sympathy.
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