Bill Text: IL SR2405 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Harold E. Carter.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2405 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2405-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 Harold E. Carter, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | October 22, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Harold Carter was born in Indiana on September 26, | ||||||
6 | 1934; he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in
Social Studies | ||||||
7 | from Ball State University in 1957 and a Master of Arts in
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8 | Elementary Education and Administration from Ball State | ||||||
9 | University in 1962; he was a
member of the Phi Delta Kappa | ||||||
10 | Educational Honorary Society; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Harold Carter worked as a teacher and | ||||||
12 | administrator in public
schools for over 20 years; he started | ||||||
13 | his career as a teacher and became an assistant
superintendent | ||||||
14 | and a principal later in his career; he then moved into sales | ||||||
15 | positions,
selling school supplies; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Harold Carter was a diehard Chicago Cubs fan for | ||||||
17 | over 50 years
and waited until after the Cubs won the National | ||||||
18 | League Championship before he left
this Earth; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Harold Carter had a passion for books and history; | ||||||
20 | he idolized
Abraham Lincoln and was fascinated by the Civil | ||||||
21 | War; he was a longtime blood donor
and was recognized for his |
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1 | many donations; he was a Mason and was active in the
Masonic | ||||||
2 | Lodge when he was younger; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Harold Carter's family was his top priority; he | ||||||
4 | was a loyal
husband for nearly 54 years to his wife, Sandra; a | ||||||
5 | dedicated father to his two
adopted children, Scott and Melia; | ||||||
6 | a devoted father-in-law to
Ginny Carter, and his son-in-law, | ||||||
7 | Tom Cousins; and a doting grandfather to Kailan Carter, Jessica | ||||||
8 | Carter, Ava Cousins, and Eli Cousins; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
11 | Harold E. Carter, and extend our
sincere condolences to his | ||||||
12 | 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
Harold E. Carter as an expression of | ||||||
16 | our deepest sympathy.
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