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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Cary Douglas Franks of Sherman, who
4passed away on December 26, 2023; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Cary Franks was born to Charles Gibson Franks and
6Sara Jane (Irwin) Franks in Chicago on July 10, 1944; he was
7raised in Wheaton; he graduated from Bloomington High School,
8where he lettered in wrestling and won his district wrestling
9match, and Illinois State University in Normal; he received
10his master's degree in management information systems from the
11University of Illinois Springfield; he married Joy Raney in
12Bloomington on February 3, 1968; he served in the U.S. Naval
13Reserves on a destroyer while on active duty for two years
14during the Vietnam War; and
 
15    WHEREAS, While attending college, Cary Franks taught
16swimming, lifesaving, and diving at the Four Seasons Club in
17Bloomington; he taught sailing at Evergreen Lake in McLean
18County; while serving as director of the McLean County Red
19Cross, he represented the Red Cross as a member of the
20Bloomington Rotary Club; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Cary Franks and his family moved to Sherman in
221977, and he began working as an auditor for the State of

 

 

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1Illinois; upon retiring from the State, he contracted as an
2internal auditor with the Peoria County Auditor, serving in
3that position for a few years until he retired from the county;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, Cary Franks held chapter offices with the
6Springfield Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Cary Franks and his wife assisted in establishing
8the Sherman - Williamsville Kiwanis Club in 1991, and they
9remained members until their respective retirements; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Cary Franks was a drummer throughout his life;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, Cary Franks was preceded in death by his parents,
13his grandparents, and his brothers, Clifford and Charles
14Franks; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Cary Franks is survived by his wife, Joy Franks;
16his children, Catherine (partner, Chad Tengler) Franks, Chad
17Franks, and Collin (Valarie) Franks; his grandchildren, Carson
18Franks, Chloe Franks, Cole Franks, Caleb Franks, Branden
19Kennedy, Travis Kennedy, Eric Kennedy, and Joshua Kennedy;
20three great-grandchildren; and five nieces; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3Cary Douglas Franks and extend our sincere condolences to his
4family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Cary Franks as an expression of our
8deepest sympathy.