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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Granville 
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"Mac" Warfield of Granite City, who passed away on August 21, 
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2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Granville Warfield was born July 17, 1931 in 
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Granite City; he was known to most people as "Mac"; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Mac Warfield was a member of St. John Lutheran 
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Church, and affiliated with numerous civic organizations; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mac Warfield first was elected to serve as Granite 
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City alderman in 1979; he also was superintendent of streets, a 
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position he held until 1991; he was re-appointed as alderman in 
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1994 and in 1995 won a bid for re-election; he resigned in 1996 
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after winning a bid for election to serve as a member of the 
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Madison County Board; he was hired by the Metro East Sanitary 
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District in 1998, and resigned as a member of the County Board; 
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then Mayor of Granite City Ron Selph re-appointed him to serve 
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on the Granite City Council and he won re-election in 1999, 
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2001, and 2005; he was also a precinct committeeman, a retired 
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steelworker from Granite City Steel, and most recently served 
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as 6th Ward alderman for Granite City; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Mac Warfield was the chairman of the Democratic 
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Party in Madison County from 1984 to 1988 and from 1994 until 
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his passing in 2007; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Granville "Mac" Warfield was preceded in death by 
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his parents, William W. and Estella, nee Schnettou, Warfield; 
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the passing of Granville "Mac" Warfield will be deeply felt by 
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those who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Betty, nee 
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Nash, Warfield; his brothers, William Warfield and Danny 
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Warfield; his sisters, Irene Warfield and Jean Ramstack; his 
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special family friend, Sharon Perjak; and several nieces and 
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nephews; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of 
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Granville "Mac" Warfield; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Granville "Mac" Warfield as a symbol 
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of our sympathy.