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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 Denzil R. Walker of Herrin |
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| on Friday, May 13, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on July 12, 1933, in Herrin, to Floyd |
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| "Grassy" and Fern (Compton) Walker; he was a standout football |
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| player at Herrin High School in the 1950s and was a member of |
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| the Class of 1951; he was inducted into the Herrin High School |
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| Hall of Fame in 1997; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Adeline (Toigo) in Marion on November |
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| 13, 1964; he was the retired vice president, CEO of the Bank of |
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| Herrin and a longtime Herrin businessman, retiring in 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Walker valiantly served his country as a |
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| member of the U.S. Army during the Korean War; he was a member |
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| of the Herrin Elks, Pigion Inn, the American Legion, Rotary |
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| Club, the Herrin Chamber of Commerce, First United Methodist |
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| Church, and he served on the Herrin Civic Center Board; he |
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| enjoyed golfing at Franklin County Country Club and Crab |
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| Orchard Golf Course; and
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| WHEREAS, He was very active in the Herrin community and |
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| played an important role in numerous projects, including |
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| helping to organize the Herrinfesta Italiana Golf Tournament; |
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| volunteer work was a way of life for him; in 2001, he was |
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| honored by the Herrin Spokesman as one of the area's Unsung |
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| Heroes; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Denzil R. Walker has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Adeline Walker; his |
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| daughters, Delina and her husband Peter Nugent, Holly and her |
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| husband Vern Larkin, and Kelly King; his six grandchildren; his |
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| one great-grandchild; his brothers, Jerry and his wife Joyce |