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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Marvin E. Perzee of Ashkum, who passed 
4away on July 17, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Marvin Perzee was born in Watseka to Nellie 
6(Koets) Perzee on October 9, 1942; he served in the Army 
7Reserves from 1963 until 1969; he married Sharon K. Durst in 
8Danville on September 21, 1979; he and his wife were well known 
9throughout the state for their efforts to promote county fairs, 
104-H, and agriculture; he was a fixture of the Iroquois County 
11Fair for more than 50 years; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Marvin Perzee was a member of many professional 
13organizations, where he often served in leadership roles, 
14including the Elks Club, the Moose Club, the American Hampshire 
15Sheep Association, the Farm Bureau, the Iroquois County 
16Extension Youth Council, the Legislative Committee for the 
17Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs, the Department of 
18Agricultural Advisory Board, the Advisory Board for the 
19Division of Fairs and Horse Racing, the Illinois Association of 
20Agricultural Fairs - Northern District, the State Fair Advisory 
21Board, and the Carnival Safety Board; he was appointed to 
22Attorney General Jim Ryan's Advisory Board; he served on the 
23Board of Directors of the Iroquois County Agricultural and 4-H 
 
 
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1Fairs Association, as Vice Chairman of the American National 
2Red Cross Fund Campaign, and as an Iroquois County Republican 
3Precinct Committeeman for 29 years and Chairman for 14 years; 
4he was the leader of the Ashkum Chargers 4-H Club; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Marvin Perzee received many honors and awards, 
6including the Outstanding Young Farmer Award from the Illinois 
7Jaycees, the Iroquois County Extension Council Alumni Award for 
8distinguished service,  the Fairman of the Year Award from the 
9Department of Agriculture, the Master Farmer Award from Prairie 
10Farmer, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Watseka Times 
11Republic, and the Farm Family of the Year Award from the 
12Kankakee Daily Journal; he was inducted into the  University of 
13Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Marvin Perzee was preceded in death by his mother; 
15his brother, Wendell Perzee; his daughter, Karen Cox; his 
16grandson, Zachary Rabideau; and his niece, Alana Perzee; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Marvin Perzee is survived by his wife, Sharon; his 
18brothers, Merle Perzee and Wayne (Cheryl) Perzee; his daughter, 
19Kim (Robert) Rabideau; his son-in-law, Kevin Cox; his 
20grandchildren, Quentin (Christy) Rabideau, Alex and Sean 
21Rabideau, Jeremy Giles, Cory (Marisa) Giles, and Noah, 
22Annalise, and Conner Cox; his great-grandchildren, Camden and 
23Grayson Rabideau, Amina, North, and Ani Rabideau, and Cillian 
 
 
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1Giles; and his niece and nephews, Chrissy (Kevin) Marose and 
2Aaron Perzee; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
5Marvin E. Perzee and extend our sincere condolences to his 
6family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
7further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to the family of Marvin Perzee as an expression of 
10our deepest sympathy.