SR0234 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of William B. "Bill" Mullins Sr. of Bloomington, who passed away on March 12, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Bill Mullins Sr. was born in Berea, Kentucky to Robert E. and Mary Elizabeth Showen Mullins on October 22, 1943; he grew up in Bloomington, attended District 87 schools, and became a wrestling letterman; he graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta; he married Mary Lynn Eisenberg in Mount Vernon, Kentucky on March 6, 1964; and

WHEREAS, Bill Mullins Sr. began his career selling yearbooks and class rings; after an early retirement, he transitioned careers and opened an American Family Insurance agency, which he operated for 19 years; and

WHEREAS, Bill Mullins Sr. was involved in many civic and fraternal organizations, including PTA boards and committees at Brigham Elementary and Normal Community High School; he served several terms as a Unit 5 school board member and was a trustee for Bloomington Township Fire Department; he supported the McLean County Republican Party; he was a member of First Baptist Church in Bloomington, where he served on the church board and as a youth leader for many years; he was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and uncle; he treasured his family and enjoyed his friends; and

WHEREAS, Bill Mullins Sr. was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Robert Mullins; and his sister, Martha Susan Mullins; and

WHEREAS, Bill Mullins Sr. is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary; his children, Catherine (Charles) Arenson, William B. (Jeanna) Mullins Jr., Jennifer L. (Charles) Stuckey, Jim (Leslie) Mullins, John (Sara) Mullins, and Thomas J. Mullins; his grandchildren, Steven Mullins, Lauren Hegg, Joshua, Justin, Aaron, and Sarah Jacobs, and Jade, Avery, and Cole Mullins; his in-laws, Ed Eisenberg, Mickey Julian, and Mary Ann Mullins; and his seven nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of William B. "Bill" Mullins Sr. and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Bill Mullins Sr. as an expression of our deepest sympathy.