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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Paul Richard "Dick" Ware of
4Jacksonville, who passed away on November 20, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Paul Ware was born to Claude and Dorothy Smith
6Ware in Decatur on July 16, 1931; he graduated from Tuscola
7High School in 1949; he attended the University of Illinois,
8where he was a member of the 1952 Big Ten Champion track team,
9graduating in 1953; he married Maysel Jones in 1949, and she
10preceded him in death in 1985; he later married Anne Woodrum in
111987, and she preceded him in death in 2015; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Paul Ware began working for his father at Ware
13Oil Company upon graduation, eventually serving as CEO and
14chairman of the board; he helped grow the family service
15station/convenience store business until his retirement; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Paul Ware served on the boards of Elliott State
17Bank, FirstBank of Illinois, Passavant Hospital, and the
18Illinois State Museum; he served as president of the Illinois
19Petroleum Marketers Association and the MacMurray College
20Board of Trustees; he was a member of the Society of
21Independent Gasoline Marketers Association, the Ansar
22Shriners, First Presbyterian Church, Sigma Chi Fraternity, the

 

 

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1Jacksonville Country Club, and the Elks Club; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Paul Ware was a lifelong student and teacher of
3nature, particularly of birds and insects, and he especially
4enjoyed participating in bird banding and bird counts; he
5continued being an active runner, then walker, through his
680s; he also enjoyed fishing, hunting, photography, and
7spending time in Florida, where he volunteered at Sarasota's
8Mote Marine Aquarium; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Paul Ware was preceded in death by his parents;
10his son, Robert "Bob" Ware; and his brothers, Jon Ware and Bill
11Ware; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Paul Ware is survived by his children, Vickie
13(Danny) Brooks and Jim (Leslie) Ware; his daughter-in-law,
14Sherri; his grandchildren, Spencer (Jennifer) Ware, Cathy
15(Bill) Gibson, Christie (Joel) Leege, Abby (Dave) Nagel, and
16Kelly (John) Armour; his stepson, Bill (Maureen) Woodrum; his
17step-grandchildren, Amy (Mason) Woodside and Alyssa (Noah)
18Adams; his step-great-grandson, Brody Johnson; his 17
19great-grandchildren; and his several nieces and nephews;
20therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
22ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

 

 

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1Paul Richard "Dick" Ware and extend our sincere condolences to
2his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
3further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the family of Paul Ware as an expression of our
6deepest sympathy.