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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Wilbert L. Owens of Moline, who passed
4away on July 16, 2021; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Wilbert Owens was born in Moline to William and
6Anna (Johnson) Owens on November 18, 1927; he served in the
7U.S. Army during the Korean War; he married Jane Busenbark on
8October 20, 1951; they lived in the Village of Cleveland for
9many years, where they raised their five children; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Wilbert Owens worked as a welder for John Deere
11for 23 years until he retired in 1989; he also served as a
12trustee for the Village of Cleveland; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Wilbert Owens was a member of Saint Patrick's
14Catholic Church in Colona, where he was an active member of the
15Holy Name Society; he was an avid bowler, hunter, and golfer;
16he was very proud of his four holes-in-one golfing
17achievement; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Wilbert Owens was a loving husband, father, and
19grandfather; he will be missed; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Wilbert Owens was preceded in death by his

 

 

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1parents; his son, Steven Owens; his siblings, Dick Owens,
2Denny Owens, Jerry Owens, and Sally (Owens) Krol; and his
3daughter-in-law, Dennise Owens; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Wilbert Owens is survived by his wife, Jane; his
5daughters, Carol Lidholm, Diane (Jeff) Frank, Mary Beth (Mike)
6Slonecker, and Betty (Greg) Wadsworth; his 11 grandchildren;
7his nine great-grandchildren; and his several nieces and
8nephews; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
11Wilbert L. Owens and extend our sincere condolences to his
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
13further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to the family of Wilbert Owens as an expression of
16our deepest sympathy.