SR0248 LRB094 12504 HSS 47016 r

1
SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Denzil R. Walker of Herrin
4 on Friday, May 13, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born on July 12, 1933, in Herrin, to Floyd
6 "Grassy" and Fern (Compton) Walker; he was a standout football
7 player at Herrin High School in the 1950s and was a member of
8 the Class of 1951; he was inducted into the Herrin High School
9 Hall of Fame in 1997; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He married Adeline (Toigo) in Marion on November
11 13, 1964; he was the retired vice president, CEO of the Bank of
12 Herrin and a longtime Herrin businessman, retiring in 2001; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Mr. Walker valiantly served his country as a
14 member of the U.S. Army during the Korean War; he was a member
15 of the Herrin Elks, Pigion Inn, the American Legion, Rotary
16 Club, the Herrin Chamber of Commerce, First United Methodist
17 Church, and he served on the Herrin Civic Center Board; he
18 enjoyed golfing at Franklin County Country Club and Crab
19 Orchard Golf Course; and
 
20     WHEREAS, He was very active in the Herrin community and
21 played an important role in numerous projects, including
22 helping to organize the Herrinfesta Italiana Golf Tournament;
23 volunteer work was a way of life for him; in 2001, he was
24 honored by the Herrin Spokesman as one of the area's Unsung
25 Heroes; and
 
26     WHEREAS, The passing of Denzil R. Walker has been deeply
27 felt by many, especially his wife, Adeline Walker; his
28 daughters, Delina and her husband Peter Nugent, Holly and her
29 husband Vern Larkin, and Kelly King; his six grandchildren; his
30 one great-grandchild; his brothers, Jerry and his wife Joyce

 

 

SR0248 - 2 - LRB094 12504 HSS 47016 r

1 Walker and Gordon and his wife Sylvia Walker; and his many
2 aunts, cousins, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, and
3 nephews; he was preceded in death by his parents; therefore, be
4 it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
7 Denzil R. Walker, and we extend our sincere condolences to his
8 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
9 further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
12 sympathy.