Bill Text: IL SR1992 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Edward D. McCormick of Collinsville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR1992 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1992-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 Edward D. "Hook" McCormick of | ||||||
4 | Collinsville, who passed away on June 9, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Edward McCormick was born in East St. Louis to | ||||||
6 | Milford and Marie (Bailey) McCormick on August 13, 1943; he | ||||||
7 | married Gloria "Jeannie" Hensler; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Edward McCormick retired from Monsanto in Sauget; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, Edward McCormick was the former President of the | ||||||
11 | Chemical Workers Union, where he was the chief spokesman of | ||||||
12 | local and big table negotiations; he was awarded the 1998 Labor | ||||||
13 | Man of the Year; he belonged to the Southwestern Central Labor | ||||||
14 | Council; he was awarded the 1992 Thomas E. Boyle Award for | ||||||
15 | dedication and personal contribution to the International | ||||||
16 | Chemical Workers Union; he was a full-time union representative | ||||||
17 | from 1980 until his retirement in December of 1998; he was a | ||||||
18 | democratic precinct committeeman and received the Retirement | ||||||
19 | Award from Collinsville Township; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Edward McCormick was a member of the Schlitz | ||||||
21 | Softball Team and the Collinsville Recreation Club since 1974; |
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1 | he was the Fishing Derby Chairman from 1999 to 2014; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Edward McCormick was preceded in death by his | ||||||
3 | parents; his brother, Bruce McCormick; and his sister, Charlene | ||||||
4 | Druse; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Edward McCormick is survived by his wife, Jeannie; | ||||||
6 | his son, Brian (Ruby) Morrissey; his grandchildren, Kelly | ||||||
7 | Morrissey and Timothy Morrissey; his brother-in-law, Ronald | ||||||
8 | Druse; his sisters-in-law, Linda Osborn and Brenda Russell; his | ||||||
9 | nephews, Dwayne Druse and Douglas Druse; and many loving | ||||||
10 | nieces, nephews, and cousins; 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 mourn the passing of | ||||||
13 | Edward D. "Hook" McCormick, and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
14 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
15 | it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Edward McCormick as an expression of | ||||||
18 | our deepest sympathy.
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