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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Allen
4Frederick Bennett, who passed away on Wednesday, November 29,
52017; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett was born to the late Leo
7and Donna Bennett on August 29, 1943 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett earned a bachelor's
10degree in business commerce from the University of Illinois in
111965; he graduated law school from the University of Tennessee
12and received his Juris Doctor in 1967; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett began his distinguished
14public service career in 1968, when he was elected State's
15Attorney of Moultrie County, Illinois; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett, shortly thereafter,
17served as the Public Defender of Macon County before his
18election as State Representative from Decatur in 1976; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett also served as an
20Assistant Attorney general and later as a lobbyist for the

 

 

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1Fraternal Order of Police, Trooper's Lodge #41 and Illinois
2Fraternal Order of Police, State Lodge; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett served the people of
4Illinois by being one of the few to serve in all three branches
5of Illinois Government: The General Assembly, Executive, and
6Judiciary; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennet practiced law privately in
8Sullivan, Decatur, Springfield, and Shelbyville before being
9elected Resident Circuit Judge of Shelby County, 4th Judicial
10Circuit in 2012; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett was preceded in death by
12his parents, Leo and Donna Bennett; and his sister, Suzie
13Rudin; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Allen Frederick Bennett is survived by his wife,
15Tina Bennett; his children, Tammera McClendon, Allen Bennett
16II, and Trina Bedlington; his sisters, Katie (Byron) Cartwright
17and Sally (James) Hooten; his eight grandchildren; his four
18great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews;
19therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
21HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1mourn the passing of Allen Frederick Bennett and extend our
2sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
3and loved him; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the family of Allen Frederick Bennett as an
6expression of our deepest sympathy and regards.