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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Michael | ||||||
| 4 | "Kip" Kipley, who passed away on March 20, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Michael Kipley was born to Donald and Shirley | ||||||
| 6 | Kipley in Harvey on November 9, 1951; he graduated from Quincy | ||||||
| 7 | Senior High School, where he played football, in 1970; he | ||||||
| 8 | attended Culver Stockton College where he also played | ||||||
| 9 | football, the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory | ||||||
| 10 | of Music, John Wood Community College where he received an | ||||||
| 11 | Associate of Arts Degree, Quincy Technical School where he | ||||||
| 12 | received an Associate Degree in Applied Science in Design | ||||||
| 13 | Technology with a Minor in Art and Psychology, and Quincy | ||||||
| 14 | College where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in | ||||||
| 15 | Photography; he married his beautiful bride and best friend | ||||||
| 16 | Marlene S. Gamm Eaton in Quincy on June 9, 1989; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Michael Kipley was fortunate enough to make a | ||||||
| 18 | career out of his love for photography and worked for 35 years | ||||||
| 19 | for the Quincy Herald-Whig; he retired as the director of | ||||||
| 20 | photography in 2018; he had a passion for capturing | ||||||
| 21 | challenging sports and action shots; his work has been | ||||||
| 22 | published in the Chicago Sun-Times, USA Today, the Washington | ||||||
| 23 | Post, Sports Illustrated, Glamour Magazine, Arizona Highways, | ||||||
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| 1 | and many other prominent publications; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Michael Kipley was recognized with numerous | ||||||
| 3 | state, regional, and even national awards; he was known as | ||||||
| 4 | "the photo guy" and rarely missed an opportunity to catch the | ||||||
| 5 | perfect shot, doing whatever it took to capture the best | ||||||
| 6 | picture; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Beside photography, Michael Kipley's passions | ||||||
| 8 | included music, from playing guitar in a band in his younger | ||||||
| 9 | days to playing for himself as a way to unwind as he grew into | ||||||
| 10 | adulthood, working outside and perfecting his beautiful | ||||||
| 11 | backyard, giving lawn mower rides to his grandson, Starbuck's | ||||||
| 12 | Coffee, or any coffee really as long as it was fresh and hot, | ||||||
| 13 | and watching sports, especially football, soccer, and, most of | ||||||
| 14 | all, any sports his children played; a brilliant and curious | ||||||
| 15 | man by nature, he enjoyed learning throughout his lifetime; | ||||||
| 16 | and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Michael Kipley was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 18 | parents; his sister, Donna Sue Welsh; his niece in infancy, | ||||||
| 19 | Katherine Rosina; and his beloved dogs, Cimm and Allie; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Michael Kipley is survived by his wife of 32 | ||||||
| 21 | years, Marlene; his two daughters, Emily Kipley and Kelsey | ||||||
| 22 | Kipley; his son, Brian (Tiffaney) Eaton; his four | ||||||
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| 1 | grandchildren, Maria Mefford, Zane Burns, Kenson Eaton, and | ||||||
| 2 | Rinsley Eaton; his brother, Dan (Lois) Kipley; his sister, | ||||||
| 3 | Penny (Rusty Merkel) Kipley; his brother-in-law, Anthony | ||||||
| 4 | "Tony" Welsh; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be | ||||||
| 5 | it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 7 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 8 | we mourn the passing of Michael "Kip" Kipley and extend our | ||||||
| 9 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 10 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 12 | presented to the family of Michael Kipley as an expression of
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| 13 | our deepest sympathy.
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