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| | SR1021 | | LRB101 20463 ECR 70028 r |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Senate is saddened to learn of the |
| 3 | | passing of Lindsey Everett Allen Jr. of Carterville, who passed |
| 4 | | away on January 15, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Everett Allen was born to Lindsey Everett and |
| 6 | | LaVeta Lilian (Bowman) Allen in Beardstown on October 8, 1935; |
| 7 | | he married Cathy Dianne Larsen in Las Vegas on July 12, 1993; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, In his earlier years, Everett Allen was a talented |
| 10 | | sportsman; he won a track meet "by a nose", played a six-man |
| 11 | | game of football and scored seven touchdowns, and scored 12 |
| 12 | | points at a 1953 Harlem Globetrotter basketball game; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Everett Allen began working at the Carbondale |
| 14 | | "Fina" Gas Station in 1962; later, he took a job in Mason |
| 15 | | County, working for the government clearing forests; he also |
| 16 | | worked as a barge hand on the "Harriet Ann", a tow boat, up |
| 17 | | until his time in the service; after honorably serving our |
| 18 | | country in the United States Army, Everett purchased a dump |
| 19 | | truck and began a trash route in Carterville; the business |
| 20 | | eventually grew, thriving in southern Illinois, Missouri, and |
| 21 | | Kentucky and employing over 90 workers.; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Everett Allen was fondly referred to as " Papa Ice |
| 2 | | Cream Man" by many families and kids during summers spent pool |
| 3 | | side; he liked to help local kids by purchasing their class |
| 4 | | rings and letter jackets and was also an avid NASCAR fan who |
| 5 | | followed the circuit for many years; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Everett Allen was preceded in death by his |
| 7 | | parents, Lindsey Everett and LaVeta Lilian (Bowman) Allen; his |
| 8 | | daughter, Cynthia (Ronnie) Weihl; and his brother, Carl Allen; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Everett Allen is survived by his loving wife of 27 |
| 11 | | years, Cathy Allen; his daughters, Debbie Allen Murphy and |
| 12 | | Bertie Moore; his son, Jeff (Jacinta) Alstat; his |
| 13 | | grandchildren, Ryan (Beth) Brooks, John (Erin) Patterson, Kody |
| 14 | | Boyd, Josh (Emily) Alstat, Andrew Alstat, Brooke Schimdgall, |
| 15 | | Bridget Buffington, Daltun Hasty, Lyndsay Timmons, Allie |
| 16 | | (Jimmy) Hartwick-Pearsley, and Delaynie Dearmond; his 15 |
| 17 | | great-grandchildren; his brothers, Bob (Linda) Allen and Roger |
| 18 | | Allen; his sister, Maxine (Walt) Ball; his nephew, Brad |
| 19 | | (Jeanie) Allen; his nieces, Becki Allen, Rachel Allen, Michelle |
| 20 | | Garvey, and Ashley (Nick) Bigler; and his many dear friends, |
| 21 | | including Steve Hess, George (Connie) Calhoun, Keith (Barbara) |
| 22 | | Boze, Bill Hasty, and Frank (Donna) Gunderson; therefore, be it
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| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |