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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of William L. "Bill" Little of
4 Alton on Saturday, November 15, 2003; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Little was born on July 10, 1937 in Hannibal,
6 Missouri to William Leon and Marvel (Masterson) Little; he
7 married the former Patricia Margaret Conley on August 16, 1958
8 at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Alton where the
9 family has attended for many years; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mr. Little graduated from Alton Senior High School
11 in 1956 and later attended Shurtleff College; he was employed
12 for 35 years at the former McDonnell Douglas Aircraft
13 Corporation and retired in 1997 as a Flight Line Inspector; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Mr. Little was very involved in politics and was a
15 Madison County Board Member for 30 years, a Madison County
16 Finance Chairman for 25 years, a member of the Madison County
17 Transit Board, Madison County Community Mental Health 70B
18 Board, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
19 Workers for 30 years, a board member of the Alton Museum of
20 History and Art, past president of Illinois Association of
21 County Officials from 1994 to 1995, past president of Illinois
22 Association of County Board Members and Commissioners from 1988
23 to 1989, an Alton Township Democratic Committeeman, a member of
24 Illinois Association of County Officials, past president of
25 Illinois Association of County Board Members, past president of
26 Godfrey Lions Club, and a Fourth Degree Member of Knights of
27 Columbus Pere Marquette Assembly No. 0203; and
 
28     WHEREAS, Mr. Little will be remembered for his love of his
29 family, church, community, and of the county where he lived,
30 worked, and served; he was an avid golfer and enjoyed
31 traveling; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Little has been deeply felt by
2 many, especially his wife, Patricia; his daughters and
3 son-in-law, Mary Christine Little, Barbara Ann Little, and
4 Kelly Little Keenan and husband, Michael; his grandchildren,
5 Zachary, Kaitlin, and Patrick Keenan; his sister and
6 brother-in-law, Mary Little Mueller and husband, Leonard; and
7 his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Carole and David
8 Roller and Vicky Conley and husband, Terry Gurnee; therefore,
9 be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
11 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
12 William L. "Bill" Little of Alton, and we extend our sincere
13 and deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew
14 and loved him; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to the family of Mr. Little as an expression of our
17 condolences.