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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of John E. "Eddie" Shevlin of |
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| Sorento on Friday, January 23, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Shevlin was born January 3, 1917, in East St. |
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| Louis to William E. and Katie, nee Fitzgearl, Shevlin; he |
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| valiantly served his country during World War II in the U.S. |
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| Navy; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Shevlin was an assistant business agent from |
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| 1959 to 1968 and a business agent from 1968 to 1978 for |
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| Laborers Local 100, where he had been a member since 1936; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Shevlin was a member of the Salvation Army for |
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| 50 years; a former member of St. Phillip Catholic Church, East |
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| St. Louis; and a member of the Knights of Columbus 592, East |
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| St. Louis, for 50 years; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John E. "Eddie" Shevlin has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Dorothy, nee |
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| Birchler, Shevlin; his children, Ronald (Kathi) Shevlin, Joyce |
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| (Bill) Halcomb, Dennis Shevlin, and Bruce (Sue) Shevlin; his |
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| grandchildren, Kimberly Shevlin, Scott (Terri) Shevlin, Carol |
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| Reckamp, Rich Reckamp, Matt (Debbie) Reckamp, Brad (Tina) |
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| Reckamp, Julie Shevlin, Mark Shevlin, and John, Bret, and Katie |
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| Shevlin; his great-grandchildren, James, Brian, Briana, and |
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| Autumn; his brothers, Joseph (Till) Shevlin, Thomas (Bonnie) |
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| Shevlin, and George P. (Dolores) Shevlin; and his sisters, |
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| Virginia Pruett and Gertrude (Joe) Caldwell; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| John E. "Eddie" Shevlin, and we extend our sincerest |
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| condolences to his friends, family, and all who knew and loved |