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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Raymond "Dave" Rankin of Rock Island,
4formally of Geneseo, who passed away on August 1, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dave Rankin was born in Macomb on August 25,
61943; he was the son of Dale and Helen (Hamm) Rankin; he served
7in the U.S. Air Force, where he was stationed in Turkey; he
8married Mary Setser in 1967, and they had two daughters; he
9married Sandra Jones in 1977; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dave Rankin worked at Henderson Ford Sales in
11Aledo for many years; his final place of employment was Kraft
12Foods, from which he retired in 2003; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Dave Rankin was passionate about cars, including
14buying, selling, driving, talking about, and showing them; he
15owned several Mustangs throughout his life and spent many
16weekends at car shows; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Dave Rankin was preceded in death by his parents;
18his daughter, Tamala; his brother, Richard (Marsha) Rankin;
19and his sister, Jane Kuehn; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Dave Rankin is survived by his wife, Sandra; his

 

 

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1daughters, Melissa Hayward and Angela (Chris) Beckner; his
2stepchildren, Theresa (Gale) Jones and Christopher (Tamela)
3Jones; his sister, Sherry Chaney; his six grandchildren; and
4his three great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
7Raymond "Dave" Rankin and extend our sincere condolences to
8his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
9further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the family of Dave Rankin as an expression of our
12deepest sympathy.