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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 Gil B. Tope of Carterville |
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| on January 30, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Tope was born August 7, 1961, in Du Quoin, to |
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| Lee Roy Tope and Billie Marie (Madden) Tope; he married Marsha |
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| Kay Lang on September 29, 1989, and they enjoyed 16 years |
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| together; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
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| Catholic Church in Herrin; Mr. Tope was employed by Jack Murray |
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| at Southern Illinois Wholesale for 20 years as a |
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| driver/salesman and for 5 years worked for Paul Koerner at |
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| Korener Distributing as a warehouse supervisor; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Tope was a simple man with a "Freebyrd" |
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| spirit; he enjoyed sitting around a campfire with good friends, |
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| family, and a cold Miller Lite beer; he and his best friend, |
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| his wife Marsha, loved being together fishing, being among |
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| wildlife, walking in the woods with nature, and taking long |
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| motorcycle rides on his bike, "Freebyrd"; Mr. Tope loved good |
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| music and playing the guitar; he also loved his late dog, |
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| Jasper, and his new four-legged friend, Skynyrd; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Tope was preceded in death by his father; his |
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| father-in-law, Glen Lang; and a very special uncle, Bill Tope; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Gil Tope has been deeply felt by |
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| many, especially his wife; his stepson, Travis Clark; his very |
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| loving and caring daughter, Krystal Tope; his mother; his |
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| mother-in-law, Patricia Atkins; his older brothers and older |
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| sister, Terry and wife, Joyce, Brenda Brown, David and wife, |
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| Gayla, and Alan and wife, Debbie; his wonderful grandchildren, |