Bill Text: IL SR1071 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Henry L. "Hank" DeDecker of Silvis.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-10-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1071 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1071-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 Henry L. "Hank" DeDecker of Silvis, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on September 6, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Henry DeDecker was born on September 28, 1923 in | ||||||
| 6 | Moline; his parents were Florimond Gustave and Emilie Marie | ||||||
| 7 | Bousson DeDecker; he married Margaret Eggerichs on November 27, | ||||||
| 8 | 1947 at St. Anne Catholic Church in East Moline; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, After graduating from United Township High School | ||||||
| 10 | in 1941, Henry DeDecker worked for the Moline Dispatch for | ||||||
| 11 | several years before enlisting in the United States Navy during | ||||||
| 12 | World War II; he served his country from 1943 to 1946; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Henry DeDecker worked for Prudential as an | ||||||
| 14 | insurance salesman, retiring in 1985 after 35 years of service; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Henry DeDecker was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| 17 | fan; he also enjoyed fishing and was an avid golfer with many | ||||||
| 18 | friends from Golfmohr Golf Course in Hampton; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Henry DeDecker served on the Hampton Township | ||||||
| 20 | Board for many years and was an officer for the local | ||||||
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| 1 | Democratic Party; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Henry DeDecker was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 3 | parents; his wife, Margaret; and his brother, Lucien DeDecker; | ||||||
| 4 | and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Henry DeDecker is survived by his daughters, Jan | ||||||
| 6 | (Jerry) Fisher, Mary (Paul) Bechtold, and Julie (Craig) Mumma; | ||||||
| 7 | his sons, Jon (Nancy) DeDecker and David DeDecker; his | ||||||
| 8 | grandchildren, Erik Fisher, Mark Fisher, Andrea DeDecker, and | ||||||
| 9 | Kameron DeDecker; and his great-granddaughter, Olivia Fisher; | ||||||
| 10 | therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 13 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Henry L. "Hank" | ||||||
| 14 | DeDecker; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Henry DeDecker as an expression of | ||||||
| 17 | our sympathy.
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