Bill Text: IL SR1292 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Harvey LaVerne Benedict of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1292 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1292-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 Harvey LaVerne Benedict of Waukegan, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on February 24, 2020; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Harvey Benedict was born in Tampa, Florida to | ||||||
6 | LaVerne Shephard and Elsie Louise Benedict (Zecetschke) on | ||||||
7 | December 29, 1925; he graduated from Waukegan Township High | ||||||
8 | School in January of 1944 and served in the U.S. Marines during | ||||||
9 | World War II; he was honorably discharged in 1945; he married | ||||||
10 | Nola Gene Nielsen on October 24, 1959, and they settled in | ||||||
11 | Waukegan in 1961; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Harvey Benedict worked for many years at the | ||||||
13 | Commonwealth Edison nuclear power plant in Zion; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Harvey Benedict was a member of St. Paul's | ||||||
15 | Lutheran Church and the American Legion; he enjoyed working | ||||||
16 | around the house, traveling, camping with his family, and | ||||||
17 | learning the family history and genealogy; he also enjoyed an | ||||||
18 | Italian beef sandwich from Portillo's and a nice hot cup of | ||||||
19 | coffee; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Harvey Benedict was preceded in death by his | ||||||
21 | parents; his sister, Nancy Pataky; his brother-in-law, Ralph |
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1 | Pataky; and his long-time friend and brother-in-law, Victor | ||||||
2 | Geib; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Harvey Benedict is survived by his wife, Nola Gene | ||||||
4 | Benedict; his children, Todd (Amy) Benedict, Lee (Jackie) | ||||||
5 | Benedict, and Lynnette (Rick) Adkins; his grandchildren, Evan | ||||||
6 | (Morgan) Sims, Coulson (Taitum) Sims, Andrew Benedict, and | ||||||
7 | Jacob Benedict; his sister, Marion Geib; and many nephews and | ||||||
8 | nieces and their children; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
11 | Harvey LaVerne Benedict and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
12 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
13 | further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Harvey Benedict as an expression of | ||||||
16 | our deepest sympathy.
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