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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 sadness of the death of Curtis S. Blevins of Wood |
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| River on June 12, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Blevins was born September 14, 1929, in Wood |
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| River to George "Shorty" and Ruby (Shirley) Blevins; he married |
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| the former Patricia Coale Napp on May 5, 1976; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the |
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| Korean War; after his return from the war, he opened Blevins |
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| Root Beer Stand in Wood River; he then became a co-owner of |
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| Wood River Bowl; he continued in the environmental services |
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| department of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville until |
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| retiring in 1992; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a life member of Wood River VFW Post 2859, |
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| a member and past commander of Wood River American Legion Post |
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| 204, a past State of Illinois sergeant-at-arms for the American |
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| Legion, and past chef of the Forty & Eight Voiture 391; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his |
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| brother, James Blevins; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Curtis S. Blevins will be felt by |
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| all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Patricia; his |
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| sons and a daughter-in-law, Gary Blevins, Greg Blevins, and |
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| Mark and Laura Blevins; his daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley |
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| and Rick Lankford and Tammy and Paul Caradonna; his |
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| grandchildren, Christopher Blevins, Tori Hoffman, Gina |
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| Blevins, Keri Blevins, Denise Blevins, Matthew Blevins, Chad |
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| Lankford, Kyle Lankford, and Kayla Caradonna; his |
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| mother-in-law, Vera Coale; and his aunt, Fern Tucker; |
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| therefore, be it
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