Bill Text: IL SR1296 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William T. Cox of Geneva.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1296 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1296-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 T. Cox of Geneva, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on May 17, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, William Cox was born on January 6, 1922 in Rock | ||||||
| 6 | Island; his parents were Tracy W. and Hazel (nee Scott) Cox; he | ||||||
| 7 | married Ethel Williams on January 24, 1942 in Davenport, Iowa; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In 1937, William Cox joined the United States | ||||||
| 10 | Marine Corps, serving until 1939 when he was honorably | ||||||
| 11 | discharged; he also served in the United States Navy SeaBees | ||||||
| 12 | from 1943 through 1945 at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, William Cox and his family moved to Geneva in 1956 | ||||||
| 14 | when he accepted a job with Burgess-Norton; during his long | ||||||
| 15 | career with Burgess-Norton, he worked as a metallurgist and | ||||||
| 16 | developed the hardening agent DH-5; he worked at Burgess-Norton | ||||||
| 17 | from 1955 until his retirement in 1989; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, William Cox was a life member of Masonic Trinity | ||||||
| 19 | Lodge #208 in Davenport, the American Legion Post #75 in | ||||||
| 20 | Geneva, and the American Society of Metals; he also contributed | ||||||
| 21 | many hours to the Kane County Sheriff's Patrol; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, William Cox was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 2 | Ethel; his parents; and a sister; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, William Cox is survived by his children, David | ||||||
| 4 | (Lois) Cox and Billie Cox; 5 grandchildren, Matthew (Jennifer) | ||||||
| 5 | Cox, Patrick (Amber) Cox, Terra Cox, Renee Lightburn, and | ||||||
| 6 | Tracey Lightburn; 3 great-grandchildren, Lindsay, Evan, and | ||||||
| 7 | Joslynn; a brother, Carl (Donna); and a brother-in-law, Sam | ||||||
| 8 | (Karen) Williams; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 11 | family and friends, mourn the passing of William T. Cox; 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 William Cox as an expression of our | ||||||
| 15 | sympathy.
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