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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply
3saddened to learn of the death of Eugene D. "Curly" Funk III of
4Bloomington, who passed away on November 12, 2012; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Eugene Funk III was born on December 17, 1934, in
6Normal to Eugene D. and Maeotta Divilbis Funk Jr.; he married
7Barbara Ann Felmley on June 10, 1960, in Bloomington; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Eugene Funk III graduated from Bloomington High
9School in 1952; he attended the University of Illinois, where
10he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the University of
11Arizona, and Illinois Wesleyan University; he served in the
12U.S. Army and worked for Funk Seeds International; he was the
13former director of Funk Farms Trust, Funk Homestead Trust, and
14the Paul A. Funk Foundation; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Eugene Funk III was an avid golfer and was a
16four-time champion of the Bloomington-Normal Match Play and a
17two-time champion of the Bloomington-Normal Medal Play; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Eugene Funk III was preceded in death by his
19sister, Sara Funk Wells; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Eugene Funk III is survived by his wife, Barbara;

 

 

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1his sons, Eugene D. Funk IV and John Benjamin Funk; his
2grandchildren, Conner Cox, McLean Funk, and Davis Funk; his
3brother-in-law, March Wells; and dear friends, Marlene and
4Keith Woodruff; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
7Eugene Funk III, and we extend our sincere condolences to his
8family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
9further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the family of Eugene Funk III as an expression of
12our deepest sympathy.