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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 Eddie B. "Ed" Stafford of Jacksonville, |
4 | | who passed away on March 19, 2018; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Ed Stafford was born in Jacksonville to Ralph and |
6 | | Irene Berry Stafford on December 20, 1930; he graduated from |
7 | | Jacksonville High School in 1949 and married Kathy Baker on |
8 | | December 31, 1981; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Ed Stafford's career began at Prairie Farms Dairy, |
10 | | where he quickly moved up to route supervisor, then to manager |
11 | | by the age of 24, and later to sales supervisor for all of |
12 | | Western Illinois, Northeast Missouri, and Southeast Iowa; he |
13 | | made his home in Quincy and spent 15 years in the dairy |
14 | | business; he made a career change in 1968 and began working at |
15 | | Bound to Stay Bound Books; he had a brief stint as national |
16 | | sales manager for the American Companies of Kansas and then |
17 | | traveled for Bound to Stay Bound as a west central division |
18 | | manager for the next 30 years, covering a territory of 12 |
19 | | Midwestern states; after retirement from Bound to Stay Bound, |
20 | | he started a small business, Sta-Bilt Enterprises, which grew |
21 | | over the next 10 years in the Jacksonville area; and
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22 | | WHEREAS, Ed Stafford was very proud of his family; he |
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1 | | enjoyed traveling and meeting people, sharing experiences, |
2 | | family history, and dog stories; he was a man of strong |
3 | | convictions; he was generous, kind, and willing to help others; |
4 | | he was a positive role model; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Ed Stafford was preceded in death by his daughter, |
6 | | Lu Ann Stafford; his parents; his sister, Wilma Jean Stafford; |
7 | | and his brother, Wilbur Stafford; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Ed Stafford was survived |
9 | | by his wife, Kathy, who has since passed; he is survived by his |
10 | | children, Beverly Bea (Steven Kent) Pahlmann, Roxanna Rae (Rod) |
11 | | Hollenstine, Edward Andrew (Demetria) Stafford, and Lance |
12 | | Matthew (Heather) Stafford; his sister, Nancy (Tom) Cooney; his |
13 | | brother, Don (Denise) Stafford; three granddaughters; one |
14 | | grandson; one great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews; |
15 | | therefore, be it
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16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
18 | | Eddie B. "Ed" Stafford, and extend our sincere condolences to |
19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
20 | | further
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21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
22 | | presented to the family of Ed Stafford as an expression of our |