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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Ned Scott Bennett of Lewiston, who
4passed away on June 18, 2023; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ned Bennett was born to Ned and Dorothy (Kline)
6Bennett in Canton on February 20, 1947; he served in the U.S.
7Army in Vietnam; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Ned Bennett worked for International Harvester in
9Canton and the Caterpillar Tractor Company in Peoria; he
10retired from the Illinois River Correctional Facility in 2009;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, Ned Bennett was a member of the American Legion
13in Lewistown, VFW Post #5001 in Lewistown, and the Masonic
14Lodge; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Ned Bennett's passion in life was his family
16farm, where he grew corn and soy beans and raised cattle; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Ned Bennett was preceded in death by his parents
18and his niece, Mary Sue Black; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Ned Bennett is survived by his brother, Kline

 

 

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1(the late Edie) Bennett; his nieces, Stacy (Brad) Beard,
2Stephine Bennett, and Sheri (Mike Thompson) Bennett; his late
3niece's husband, John Black; and several great-nieces and
4great-nephews; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
7Ned Scott Bennett and extend our sincere condolences to his
8family, 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 Ned Bennett as an expression of our
12deepest sympathy.