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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Max C. Call, formerly of Georgetown, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on April 1, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Max Call was born to Fred and Dorothy Call in | ||||||
| 6 | Georgetown on March 14, 1932; during high school, he relocated | ||||||
| 7 | to Clinton, Indiana, where he excelled at baseball and helped | ||||||
| 8 | lead the basketball team to the state semifinals in 1949; he | ||||||
| 9 | earned an athletic scholarship to Wabash College before being | ||||||
| 10 | drafted to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces on September 16, | ||||||
| 11 | 1952; he served as an officer of the Military Police (MP) | ||||||
| 12 | during the Korean War, where he was selected to stand guard at | ||||||
| 13 | the Truce Talks and the signing of the Korean Armistice | ||||||
| 14 | Agreement; upon returning home, he enrolled at Indiana State | ||||||
| 15 | University and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees; he | ||||||
| 16 | married Margaret "Peg" in 1957; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Max Call began his teaching career in Perrysville | ||||||
| 18 | and Cayuga; he spent the majority of his career in Georgetown, | ||||||
| 19 | where he also coached; he also operated his own insurance and | ||||||
| 20 | real estate business; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Max Call served as chairman of the Vermilion | ||||||
| 22 | County Board for 10 years; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Max Call and his wife moved to Texas to be near | ||||||
| 2 | family last July; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Max Call loved relaxing in his backyard, having | ||||||
| 4 | lighthearted conversations, and enjoying an occasional cigar; | ||||||
| 5 | he remained physically active his entire life and closely | ||||||
| 6 | followed his favorite sports teams; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Max Call will be remembered for leading a full, | ||||||
| 8 | productive, and joyful life; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Max Call was preceded in death by his parents and | ||||||
| 10 | his sister, Dorothy Mae Eckhoff; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Max Call is survived by his wife of 65 years, Peg; | ||||||
| 12 | his daughter, Cindy (Bruno) Ejankowski; his son, Clay (Sherry) | ||||||
| 13 | Call; his grandchildren, Caitlyn (Eric) Iverson, Mariel | ||||||
| 14 | (Andrew) Miller, and Jacob Call Ejankowski; his | ||||||
| 15 | great-grandchildren, Alice, Louisa, and Beatrice; and his | ||||||
| 16 | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 19 | Max C. Call and extend our sincere
condolences to his family, | ||||||
| 20 | friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 2 | presented to the family of Max Call as an expression of
our | ||||||
| 3 | deepest sympathy.
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