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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 Millard R. "Red" Rakestraw, formerly of |
4 | | McHenry, who passed away on February 13, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Millard Rakestraw was born in Mineral to Millard |
6 | | F. and Minnie Rakestraw on January 25, 1929; he married Ruth A. |
7 | | Lamer on February 10, 1951; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Millard Rakestraw worked initially as a farmer and |
9 | | then as a mechanic; farmers entering tractor pull competitions |
10 | | will remember him as the mechanic to hire to get the most out |
11 | | of their tractors; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Millard Rakestraw and his wife moved to Stanford, |
13 | | Kentucky in July of 2011; he was a member of St. William |
14 | | Catholic Church in Lancaster, Kentucky; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Millard Rakestraw was preceded in death by his |
16 | | parents; his brothers, Donald and Dale; his sisters, Katherine |
17 | | and Frances; and his son-in-law, Fred Schmidtgall; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Millard Rakestraw is survived by his wife of 66 |
19 | | years, Ruth; his son, Michael Rakestraw; his daughters, Peggy |
20 | | (Paul) Waldoch, and Patricia Schmidtgall; his grandchildren, |