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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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| were saddened to learn of the death of the Honorable C. Glenn |
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| "Owlie" Stevens of Belleville on May 18, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, C. Glenn "Owlie" Stevens was born on October 29, |
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| 1941, in Rockford to Dr. Robert W. and Mary Louise (nee |
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| Shaughnessy) Stevens; his parents preceded him in death; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from St. Louis University High |
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| School; he then received a Bachelor of Science and a Juris |
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| doctorate from St. Louis University; he was
admitted to the |
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| Illinois and Missouri Bar in 1966, and clerked for Honorable |
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| Omar Poos of the United States District court; he was an |
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| instructor at Saint Louis University Law School, a partner with |
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| Pope & Driemeyer in Belleville, and an associate circuit judge |
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| with St. Clair County for many years; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Illinois Judges |
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| Association, the Illinois Bar Association, the St. Clair County |
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| Bar Association, and the Missouri Bar Association; in 1965, he |
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| served as president of Phi Delta Phi, the International Legal |
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| Fraternity; he was a veteran of the United States Army and was |
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| included in Who's Who in America; and
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| WHEREAS, He was very proud of his family, his |
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| accomplishments, and his Irish heritage; he never knew a |
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| stranger; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of the Honorable C. Glenn "Owlie" |
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| Stevens will be deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Suzie |
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| Stevens (nee Corkey); his son, Robert W. (Roberta) Stevens; his |
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| daughter, Angela M. (dear friend Derek) Stevens; his three |
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| grandchildren, Melinda Wade, Matt Wade, and Cameron Hatfield; |
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| his great-grandchild, Skyler Wade; his five sisters, Edna |