Bill Text: IL SR1416 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ronald E. Hopwood, Sr. of Springfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1416 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1416-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 Ronald E. Hopwood, Sr. of Springfield, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on August 16, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ronald Hopwood, Sr. was born on July 31, 1940 in | ||||||
6 | Springfield; his parents were Harold and Katherine Lucille | ||||||
7 | Durham Hopwood; he married Doris Davis on November 11, 1983; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, Ronald Hopwood, Sr. served his country as a member | ||||||
10 | of the United States Air Force; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Ronald Hopwood, Sr. was employed with the | ||||||
12 | Statesville Correctional Facility, the Master Supply Company, | ||||||
13 | Beatrice Foods, Springfield Clinic, and Elliott Avenue Baptist | ||||||
14 | Church; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Ronald Hopwood, Sr. was a member and president of | ||||||
16 | the Springfield Center for Independent Living Board of | ||||||
17 | Directors, the Springfield Mass Transit District Advisory | ||||||
18 | Committee, the Springfield Disabilities Committee, the SCIL | ||||||
19 | Access Committee, and the Coalition for Citizens with | ||||||
20 | Disabilities of Illinois; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Ronald Hopwood, Sr. was an alumnus of the Greater | ||||||
2 | Springfield Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Springfield | ||||||
3 | program; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Ronald Hopwood, Sr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
5 | parents and a brother, Stan Hopwood; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Ronald Hopwood, Sr. is survived by his wife, | ||||||
7 | Doris; 3 children, Ronald Gene Hopwood, Jr., Anthony Scott | ||||||
8 | (Kim) Hopwood, and Katherine Lynnette Hopwood; 3 | ||||||
9 | grandchildren, Jeremy Simmons, Jordan Hopwood, and Erika | ||||||
10 | Hopwood; 6 siblings, John (Jan) Hopwood, Dorothy (Jim) Freeman, | ||||||
11 | Linda Hawker, Nancy Hopwood, Mary (Bob) Christians, and Dee | ||||||
12 | (Marion) Ring; numerous nieces and nephews; and his special | ||||||
13 | friends, Jerry, Charlene, and Brandon Gibson; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
16 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Ronald E. Hopwood, | ||||||
17 | Sr.; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of Ronald Hopwood, Sr. as an expression | ||||||
20 | of our sympathy.
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