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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, We have learned with sadness that Roy S. Davis of |
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| Carterville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, February 2, |
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| 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born Oct. 2, 1922 in Herrin to Roy S. Sr. |
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| and Eliza (Addison) Davis; he married Nadine Young on Sept. 14, |
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| 1946 in Monee; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis fought for the Navy and the United |
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| States of America in World War II on the USS Bainbridge and the |
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| USS Dutton in the Pacific Ocean Theater; when he returned, he |
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| worked at Norge and retired from Marion Federal Prison, after |
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| 17 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Grand Avenue Baptist Church and |
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| the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and a lifetime member of |
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| the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Carbondale, Carterville |
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| Boat and Yacht Club, and the Elks Lodge in Herrin; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis was the most generous, forgiving, and |
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| loving friend to everyone he knew; he served his country from |
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| start to finish with the greatest of pride and courage; he was |
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| an inventor and engineer and had many patents; he loved to fish |
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| at the Carterville boat docks and golf wherever he traveled; he |
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| had found a computer to be a challenge and had mastered that in |
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| the end; he was a great teacher and communicator; he loved |
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| playing the saxophone in the John A. Logan College Community |
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| Band and being with friends and family; he always had a big |
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| garden with plenty for all; and
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| WHEREAS, The death of Roy S. Davis is a great loss to many, |
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| including his loving wife, Nadine Davis; his daughter and |
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| favorite son-in-law, Linda and Robbie Church; his grandson and |
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| best buddy, Andy Church; many nieces, nephews, cousins, and |