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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 Benjamin Robert Elson of |
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| Edwardsville, formerly of Godfrey, on Tuesday, December 27, |
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| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The son of David C. and Nancy (Kirkman) Elson, he |
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| was born February 21, 1975, in Alton; he attended Alton schools |
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| through his junior year in high school and graduated from |
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| Litchfield High School in 1993; he graduated in 1997 from |
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| Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he was an |
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| officer of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity; and
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| WHEREAS, He married the former Julie Hughey on May 27, |
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| 2000; he was employed by Cephalon Pharmaceuticals as a district |
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| sales manager; and
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| WHEREAS, His love, first and foremost, was his wife and |
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| daughters; he loved Julie deeply and adored his little girls; |
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| all will carry on the twinkle in his eye and his constant grin; |
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| second to his love of family was his love of basketball; |
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| affectionately known as one of the "Twin Towers," he was a |
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| standout athlete at both Alton and Litchfield; although an avid |
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| skier and a good golfer, he was most comfortable around and |
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| above the hoops of Salu's Killion Park, Metro Sports, West, |
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| SIUC, Indiana University Assembly Hall, and any other gym he |
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| could find; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Benjamin Elson has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially his wife, Julie; his daughters, Abi Sholar, |
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| and Ellie and Vivi Elson; his parents; his sister, Callie; his |
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| brothers, Aaron Elson and Jacob Elson and his wife, Jessie; his |
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| maternal grandparents, John and Mary Kirkman; his paternal |
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| grandmother, Betty Elson; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, |
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| Bob and Marty Hughey; and his sister-in-law, Jennifer Hughey; |