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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of William D. "Bill" Pence of Bloomington,
4who passed away on September 3, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bill Pence was born to William and Hattie Tomschin
6Pence in Chicago on November 1, 1935; he graduated from
7Illinois State University in 1969; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Bill Pence worked for Growmark, Inc.; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Bill Pence enjoyed traveling, including a special
10trip to Rome and multiple trips to Hawaii; he loved to play
11golf and his golf buddies, reading, politics, his church, and
12Chicago sports; he enjoyed checking things off of his to do
13lists, collecting Canadian geese memorabilia, and doing the
14daily crossword puzzle; most of all, he loved his family and
15friends; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Bill Pence was preceded in death by his first
17wife, Rose; his parents; his sisters, Dorothy (Don) Janousek
18and Beverly (Leroy "Bud") Sturtevant; and his sister-in-law,
19Mary Kelly; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Bill Pence is survived by his wife, Patricia; his

 

 

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1daughter, Lisa (Jeff) Sandage; his sons, Mike (Julie) Pence and
2Bill (Tammy) Pence; his grandchildren, Jenna (Niles) Sager,
3Brooke Bailey, and Jorri Sandage; his great-grandchildren,
4Darla and Conrad Sager; his sisters, Linda (Brian) Carrara and
5Cynthia (Brian) McGurk; his stepchildren, Vince, Steve
6(Virginia),David Moore, and Julia (Marcos) Mendez; his
7grandchildren, Sam, Ryan, Emily, Adrian, Zeke, and Ezra; his
8sister-in-law, Nancy Brady; and his extended family in the
9Chicago area; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
12William "Bill" D. Pence and extend our sincere condolences to
13his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
14further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the family of Bill Pence as an expression of our
17deepest sympathy.