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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 Thomas "Wickie" Roy of Paxton, who passed |
4 | | away on November 22, 2015; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Roy was born in Tolono on December 21, 1943 |
6 | | to Thomas E. and Dorthy Wilson Roy; he attended
Paxton schools |
7 | | and served in the United States Army as a mortar gunner in |
8 | | Korea; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Roy was a heavy equipment operator for 47 |
10 | | years and belonged to Operating Engineers, Local 841; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Roy was affiliated with the First Baptist |
12 | | Church SCB in Paxton and was a member of the I & I Tractor Club; |
13 | | he spent
his life working with and showing draft mules, barrel |
14 | | racing, and doing anything and everything that had to do with |
15 | | horses; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Roy was preceded in death by his parents |
17 | | and 2 brothers; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Roy is survived by his 2 sons, Michael |
19 | | (Cathy) Roy and Damon (Sara) Roy; his 2 grandsons,
Colt and |
20 | | Brett; his 3 sisters, Kathie (Jerry) Houser, Deborah Roy-Payne,
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