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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of George R. Knight of Pekin |
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| on Sunday, July 31, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on April 9, 1919, in Manchester, |
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| Tennessee, to George Sr.
and Lucille
Searles Knight;
he married |
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| Lillian L. Berg on
April 12, 1941,
in Peoria; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Knight valiantly served his country as a |
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| member of the U.S. Navy during World War II, when he served on |
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| LST 654; he was a member of the American Legion in Peoria; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a police officer for the city of Peoria for |
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| 30 years, retiring in 1976; he later worked in security for |
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| Commercial Bank in Peoria for 10 years, and he was a member of |
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| the Peoria Police Retirees; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Robert Baker Lodge, AF&AM; |
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| Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Peoria; and a former member of |
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| the Mohammed Temple Shrine Oriental Band; he was a member of |
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| the Gates of Eden Church in Peoria; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of George R. Knight has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Lillian; his sons, George |
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| (and Bobbi) and
Curtis; his daughters, Cheryl Knight and Sandra |
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| (and Rick) Coursey; his five grandchildren; and his eight |
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| great-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by an infant |
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| daughter, Janet Kay Knight; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| George R. Knight, and we extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| further
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