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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of Ralph Donald Murphy of Pekin, who passed |
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| away on December 27, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born April 6, 1951, in Peoria to Donald and |
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| Anita (Winton) Murphy; he married Cheryl Anne Brown on Oct. 7, |
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| 2006, in East Peoria; and
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| WHEREAS, Ralph worked for Caterpillar Inc., last working as |
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| a machine operator in the gearing area in East Peoria; he |
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| worked many years previously in a print shop in Pekin; and
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| WHEREAS, He was for many years a member of The Redeemers |
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| Special Church in Peoria, where he especially liked to drive |
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| church buses, loved the people he picked up, and enjoyed |
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| playing guitar in church services; he was a blues guitarist in |
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| past years; and he was very passionate about music and studying |
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| the Bible; and
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| WHEREAS, His grandparents preceded him in death; and
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| WHEREAS, Ralph Murphy is survived by his wife, Cheryl Anne; |
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| his parents; his son, Brandon Park; and his sister, Donita |
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| Murphy; therefore, be it
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