Bill Text: IL SR1446 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gene M. Key of Hampton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1446 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1446-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 Gene M. Key of Hampton, who passed away | ||||||
4 | on September 25, 2020; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Gene Key was born in rural Trenton, Missouri to | ||||||
6 | Fred and Deloris (Metsker) Key on October 31, 1940; he | ||||||
7 | graduated from high school in Trenton and married Carlotta | ||||||
8 | McClullen; he married Donna Wilde Willeford in Hampton on | ||||||
9 | November 13, 1971; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Gene Key and his family moved to the Quad Cities, | ||||||
11 | and he started work at John Deere Harvester before being | ||||||
12 | drafted into the U.S. Navy; he later went to work at | ||||||
13 | International Harvester; he retired from Case Tenneco in 1992, | ||||||
14 | where he spent all 33 years in the steel receiving department; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, Gene Key and his family liked to travel; their | ||||||
17 | first trip was to Disneyland, and they visited numerous state | ||||||
18 | capitals; he enjoyed mowing the grass, sitting in his rocking | ||||||
19 | chair on the front porch, hanging out with his friends at the | ||||||
20 | Keg, visiting the gun club, and attending fish fries; he | ||||||
21 | especially enjoyed bowling and joined three different leagues; | ||||||
22 | his favorite job was being first mate on Skip's pontoon boat; |
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1 | he liked everybody, and everyone liked him; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Gene Key was preceded in death by his son, William | ||||||
3 | Michael; his parents; his brother, Ronaldeen Key; and his | ||||||
4 | sister, Annielea Blattnar; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Gene Key is survived by his sons, Joseph (Angie) | ||||||
6 | and Daniel (Vicki) Key; his bonus daughter, Diana (Chris) | ||||||
7 | Erling; his grandsons, Dustin (Tosha) Key and Ryan and Shane | ||||||
8 | Jochim; his granddaughter, Bailey Erling; his | ||||||
9 | great-grandchildren, Arista and Aiden Key; and his brothers, | ||||||
10 | Freddie (Carrol) and Buddie Key; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
13 | Gene M. Key and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
14 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of Gene Key as an expression of our | ||||||
17 | deepest sympathy.
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