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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  learned  with  great  regret  of the death of Frank
 4    Yocum of Jerseyville on Saturday, April 19, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Yocum was born on January 20,  1939  in  St.
 6    Louis  to  Truman and Esther (Wade) Yocum; he attended Jersey
 7    Community High School where he  was  a  star  tackle  on  the
 8    Panthers  football  squad  and  graduated  in 1957; he was an
 9    honorable  mention  on  the  All-State  football   team;   he
10    graduated  from  Southern  Illinois  University in Carbondale
11    where he participated in athletics; and

12        WHEREAS, Mr. Yocum married Rebecca Sue Sutton  on  August
13    29,  1959 in Fairfield; she preceded him in death in 1975; he
14    married Carol Heraty on June 7, 1979 in Godfrey; and

15        WHEREAS, Mr. Yocum was elected sheriff of  Jersey  County
16    in  1974  and was re-elected five straight times; his time as
17    sheriff was marked  with  the  breaking  of  burglary  rings,
18    drug-dealing operations, and the solving of murders; and

19        WHEREAS, Mr. Yocum was serving as the Jersey County Board
20    chairman;  he  was an announcer for the Jersey Community High
21    School football team; prior to his  election  to  the  Jersey
22    Township  Board,  he operated a music store and office supply
23    business; and

24        WHEREAS, Mr. Yocum was a member of  several  professional
25    and   civic  organizations  including  the  Illinois  Sheriff
26    Association, the Jerseyville Elks 954, the Jerseyville  Moose
27    695,  the  Jersey Community High School Athletic Club, Jersey
28    County Economic Development, and the West Lake Country  Club;
29    he  was  also  active with the Lions and the Jaycees clubs of
30    Jerseyville and was a member of Peace United Church of Christ
31    in Jerseyville; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS, Mr. Yocum will be sadly  missed  by  family  and
 2    countless  friends, especially his wife, Carol; his daughters
 3    and sons-in-law, Jana and Kevin  Kallal  and  Pam  and  Clint
 4    Warford;  and  his  grandchildren,  John,  Jeff, and Kathleen
 5    Kallal, and Jacob and Rebecca Warford; therefore, be it

 6        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
 7    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
 8    Frank Yocum, who will have a permanent place in the memory of
 9    associates, family, and friends as an outstanding individual,
10    dedicated public servant, and dear friend; and be it further

11        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
12    presented to the family of Frank Yocum as  an  expression  of
13    our sincerest condolences during their time of bereavement.