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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 Clyde G. 
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Howell of Yorkville, who passed away on February 14, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Clyde G. Howell was born on the family farm on May 
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24, 1916, the son of Charles and Hazel (Gabel) Howell;
Mr. 
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Howell was united in marriage on August 8, 1942 to the former 
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Miss Yvonne Faxon and they spent the next 67 happy years of 
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their lives together; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He served his country proudly as a member of the 
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Illinois National Guard; he was a lifelong member of the United 
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Methodist Church in Plattville; Mr. Howell was a longtime 
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farmer in the Kendall County area; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, During the 1960s, he was a volunteer Deputy on the 
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Kendall County Sheriff's Department; Clyde was an avid 
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sportsman, who enjoyed both hunting and fishing; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He taught both gun safety and instructions to the 
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Boy Scouts of America; 12 years ago the he started a youth camp 
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for instruction in shotgun, rifle, handgun, trap, and archery; 
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Mr. Howell was the author of several sports and travel magazine 
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articles, as well as being a talented photographer; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles 
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and Hazel Howell and a sister in infancy; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, 
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great-grandfather, brother, and uncle who will be deeply missed 
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by both family and friends; he is survived by his wife, Yvonne 
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Howell; his children, Candy (Delbert) Thomas, Julie (Barney) 
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McKee, and Jay Howell; his six grandchildren, Sean (Kara) 
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Thomas, Sarah Thomas, Quinn and Kellye McKee, Christopher 
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(Jennifer) Howell, and Nathaniel (Sarah) Howell; his three 
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great-grandchildren, Aidan, Isaac, and Kadence Thomas; his 
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sister, Elizabeth (Albert) Johnson; as well as several nieces 
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and nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Clyde 
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Howell; 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 Clyde Howell as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.