Bill Text: IL SR0969 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ronald Edward "Ron" Mitchell of Crainville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR0969 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0969-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 Ronald Edward "Ron" Mitchell of | ||||||
4 | Crainville, who passed away on April 15, 2024; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ron Mitchell was born in Carbondale to Edward | ||||||
6 | Gordon and Bernice E. (Brewer) Mitchell on August 1, 1946; he | ||||||
7 | served in the U.S. National Guard; he married Patricia Ann | ||||||
8 | Jones in Crainville on June 20, 2009; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Ron Mitchell was a salesman for Western & | ||||||
10 | Southern Insurance in Carbondale for 15 years; he had also | ||||||
11 | worked at Tesa Tape for over 30 years; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Ron Mitchell was serving as the mayor of | ||||||
13 | Crainville for his fourth consecutive term at the time of his | ||||||
14 | passing; he also served as president of the Crosswalk | ||||||
15 | Community Action Board; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Ron Mitchell had a passion for music and was a | ||||||
17 | talented guitar and piano player; there was nothing more | ||||||
18 | joyful to him than time with his family; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Ron Mitchell was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
20 | and his brothers, Larry Steven and Darrell "Whitey" Mitchell; |
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1 | and
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2 | WHEREAS, Ron Mitchell is survived by his wife, Patty Ann | ||||||
3 | Mitchell; his daughters, Lorie (Matthew) Barnett and Jeannie | ||||||
4 | Mitchell (Charles Vale); his stepdaughters, Stephanie | ||||||
5 | Weathers, Michelle Weathers, and Kimberly Weathers; his | ||||||
6 | grandchildren, Bryce Collins, Ronnie Barnett, Daniel Barnett, | ||||||
7 | Zoey Brantley, Phoenix Hickam, and Zanen Weathers; his | ||||||
8 | sisters, Joyce (Ed) Fear and Darla (John) Shelby; his | ||||||
9 | brothers, Eric Mitchell, Randy (Susie) Mitchell, and Denny | ||||||
10 | (Effie) Mitchell; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and | ||||||
11 | friends; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
14 | Ronald Edward "Ron" Mitchell and extend our sincere | ||||||
15 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
16 | him; and be it further
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