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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 Paul S. Penn of Bloomington, who passed |
| 4 | | away on May 7, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Paul Penn was born in Bloomington on April 2, 1925 |
| 6 | | to John F. and Mary Ethel Herrin Penn; he married June Marble |
| 7 | | on October 9, 1946 in Bloomington; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Paul Penn was a World War II United States Army |
| 9 | | Veteran, serving in Europe from 1943 to 1945; he was awarded |
| 10 | | with the
WWII Victory Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, a |
| 11 | | Europe-Africa-Middle East Ribbon, the Army Overseas
Service |
| 12 | | Ribbon, and 4 Bronze Battle Stars; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Paul Penn was a member of LiUNA Laborer's Local |
| 14 | | #362 for over 60 years; he served as business
manager/business |
| 15 | | agent from 1958 to 1991 and received the WJBC Laborer of the |
| 16 | | Year Award; he started the Laborer's Local #362 Pension and |
| 17 | | Health and Welfare Insurance Fund; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Paul Penn gave back to the community through |
| 19 | | volunteer work with Laborer's Local
#362; he gave his time to |
| 20 | | numerous organizations, including the American Legion Baseball |
| 21 | | Facility at O'Neil Park, the
Vietnam Memorial at Miller Park, |
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| 1 | | the Four Freedoms WWII Memorial at the McLean County |
| 2 | | Courthouse, the
Baby Fold, St. Mary's School, the Community |
| 3 | | Cancer Center, the YMCA, and the YWCA; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Paul Penn was honored as a History Maker by the |
| 5 | | McLean County Historical Society; he enjoyed golf and had 4
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| 6 | | holes-in-one in his life; he was a member and very active in |
| 7 | | the YMCA and St. Mary's Church, both in
Bloomington; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Paul Penn was preceded in death by his son, David |
| 9 | | Penn; his granddaughter, Polly Jo Jaspers; his brother, William |
| 10 | | F.
Penn; and his 3 sisters, Jean Powell, Joan Arnold, and Mary |
| 11 | | Elizabeth Penn; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Paul Penn is survived by his wife, June; his 3 |
| 13 | | children, Don (Norma) Penn, Linda (Mark) Drane, and John (Mary) |
| 14 | | Penn; his 8 grandchildren, Michael, Tony, Eric, and Ryan Penn, |
| 15 | | Tammy Barnes, Shawn Marie Eiker, Jeff
Penn, and Lacy Fidler; |
| 16 | | his 14 great-grandchildren; his 2 great-great-grandchildren; |
| 17 | | his brother, Hank (Wilma) Nelson;
and his sister, Joyce Alvis; |
| 18 | | therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | Paul S. Penn, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, |
| 22 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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