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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Dean Bishop on the 
4occasion of his retirement after 48 years of serving in the  
5Greene County Coroner's Office; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Dean Bishop became a licensed funeral director in 
71963; he has served for the past 24 years as the Greene County 
8Coroner; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Dean Bishop and his late wife, Brenda, were the 
10third generation owners of the third-longest, family-owned 
11funeral home in Illinois, which opened in 1898 and is currently 
12known as the Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Dean Bishop and Brenda organized and assisted with 
14several fundraisers over the years to help individuals and 
15families with illnesses and hardships, including the Friend in 
16Deed program; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Dean Bishop is active in Greenfield United 
18Methodist Church, where he has held numerous leadership roles, 
19including as head of the Bible school; he is active with the 
20local Lions Club, where he served as President; he was a Little 
21League Baseball manager and served as Khoury League 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, Dean Bishop  was recently honored for over 50 years 
3as the announcer for the Greenfield High School Tigers football 
4games; he was also the scorekeeper for Tigers basketball and 
5made two trips to the State basketball tournament as the head 
6scorekeeper; therefore, be it
  
 
  
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
8NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
9congratulate Dean Bishop on his retirement after 48 years of 
10serving in the  Greene County Coroner's Office, and we wish him 
11the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to Dean Bishop as an expression of our esteem and 
14respect.