SR0612 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0612 LRB103 35359 ECR 65424 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Clyde D. McKenrick of Moline, who passed away on November 9, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Clyde McKenrick was born to Homer and Mary McKenrick on February 13, 1929 and was raised on the family farm near Low Moor, Iowa; he attended Low Moor and Malone Elementary Schools, Elvira High School, and Coe College; he married Frances Lois McKenrick at Low Moor Methodist Church in Low Moor, Iowa on December 23, 1949; he served in the U.S. Army in Korea and at Wolters Air Force Base in Texas with the Special Category Army with Air Force from 1952 and 1953; and

WHEREAS, Clyde McKenrick worked at Curtis Brothers Woodwork from 1948 to 1952 and from 1953 to 1966, Standard Brands, also known as Clinton Corn Processing Co., from 1966 to 1982, and Indiana Sugars from 1982 to 1991; and

WHEREAS, Clyde McKenrick was a member of Riverside United Methodist Church, Camanche Masonic Lodge #60 A.F.A.M., where was a past master and 50-year member, Clinton Scottish Rite Bodies, Low Moor O.E.S., where he was a past patron, and the Korean War Veterans Association, where he served as the Illinois state secretary in 2014; and

WHEREAS, Clyde McKenrick was preceded in death by his parents; two children; a great-granddaughter; a brother; and a niece; and

WHEREAS, Clyde McKenrick is survived by his wife; his children, Beth E. Morrison and Gary D. (Kathryn) McKenrick; his grandchildren, Trisha A. (David) Hey, Brian K. (Erin) McKenrick, Patrick (Jami) Morrison, Richard Morrison, Amy Morrison, and Ann (Blake) Morrison; 12 great-grandchildren; and his nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Clyde D. McKenrick 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 Clyde McKenrick as an expression of our deepest sympathy.