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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of
William H. "Bill" Lipsey, who passed away |
| 4 | | on January 3, 2012; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Lipsey was born on February 24, 1917; he |
| 6 | | was a lifelong resident of Joliet; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, William Lipsey served with the United States Army |
| 8 | | in the European Theatre during World War II; he was a member of |
| 9 | | the 115th Bomb Disposal Squad, where he performed operations in |
| 10 | | France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany; he was a recipient of |
| 11 | | the Bronze Star for his meritorious service; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, William Lipsey retired after many years of service |
| 13 | | as a real estate developer; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, William Lipsey was a member of the Joliet Jewish |
| 15 | | Congregation B'Nai Brith; he was a board member of Trinity |
| 16 | | School and a 50-year Exchange Club member; he was a past |
| 17 | | president of the Joliet Jewish Congregation, the Joliet Chapter |
| 18 | | of Unico National, the Will County Health Department, the |
| 19 | | Joliet Exchange Club, and the Will County Forest Preserve; he |
| 20 | | was a past board member of the Guardian Angel Home, Easter |
| 21 | | Seals, and the Joliet Junior College Foundation Board; he also |
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| 1 | | served as a member of the Will County Board for 14 years; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, William Lipsey was preceded in death by his loving |
| 3 | | wife, Theresa M. "Jeri" Lipsey; his daughter, Sharon Smithson; |
| 4 | | his parents, Sam and Rose Lipsey; and his brothers, Bernard J. |
| 5 | | "Bud" and Stanley Lipsey; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, William Lipsey is survived by his daughters, Nancy |
| 7 | | Malmfeldt and Rose (John) DelRose; his granddaughters, Tammy |
| 8 | | Adbughani, Kim (Bob) Libman, Jodi Kirk, Rachel Malmfeldt, Gina |
| 9 | | DelRose, and Jennifer (Matt) McCann; his grandsons, John |
| 10 | | Elliott, Gerald (Dawn) Malmfeldt, and Jason (Jenica) DelRose; |
| 11 | | his great-grandchildren, Jerrica and Dane Malmfeldt, Logan and |
| 12 | | Ameena Adbughani, Benjamin Kozuh, Violet McCann, Gianna |
| 13 | | Delrose, and Alex and Joshua Libman; and his sister-in-law, |
| 14 | | Gloria D. (Wyss) Lipsey; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 17 | | his family and friends, the passing of William H. "Bill" |
| 18 | | Lipsey; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of William Lipsey as an expression of |
| 21 | | our sympathy.
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