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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express 
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their sorrow at learning of the death of Harry Fox of Godfrey, 
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who passed away on January 7, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Harry Fox was born on December 31, 1918; his 
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parents were Theodore and Nellie (Shireman) Fox; he married 
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Ella Wood on June 25, 1940, and she preceded him in death on 
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November 16, 1985; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Fox was a veteran of the United States Army, 
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training with "C" Company, First Battalion, 103rd Glider 
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Infantry regiment at Camp Mackall, North Carolina; he completed 
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Airborne training prior to joining the 17th Airborne Division, 
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where he was stationed in England prior to his participation in 
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the Battle of the Bulge; he later joined "L" Company of the 
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194th Glider Infantry regiment; after flying in a glider behind 
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the Rhine, he was wounded in 3 occasions; Mr. Fox was honored 
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with the Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, 
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Good Conduct Medal, Expert Infantryman Badge, Combat Infantry 
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Badge, and 3 Battle Stars for the Ardennes, Central Europe, and 
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the Rhineland; Mr. Fox was also entitled to wear the 
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European-African Middle-Eastern Theatre Campaign Ribbon with 
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Bronze Arrowhead and the Gliderman's Badge;  and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Mr. Fox was a pipefitter at Clark Oil Company for 
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38 years, retiring in 1981; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a lifetime member of Pipefitters Local 553, 
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VFW Post 1308 in Alton, VFW Post 2859 in Wood River, the 
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American Legion in Louisiana, Missouri, the Disabled American 
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Veterans, and the Christian Church in Mozler; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Harry Fox is survived by his daughters and 
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sons-in-law, Carole S. and Robert Klunk, Joan N. and Gary 
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Greer, and Jeannie F. and Robert Fleming; his granddaughters, 
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Michelle Brady, Rebecca Wade, Julie Krol, Lori Kampwerth, and 
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Elizabeth Price; his great-grandchildren, Alicia Brady, Kayla 
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and Hannah Wade, Jacob and Nicholas Darr, Isaiah Campbell, 
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Caroline and Mary Kathleen Price, and Amberly and Caroline 
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Krol; his brother, Kenneth Fox; and his sister, Eula Staufler; 
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he was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, his 
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granddaughter, Sherri Fleming; his sister, Myrtle Peuterbaugh; 
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and his brothers, Loren, Eurban, Harold "Butch", Lloyd, and 
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Frank; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family, friends, and all who knew him, the passing of Harry 
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Fox; 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 Harry Fox as a symbol of our sorrow 
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at the loss of this proud veteran of World War II.