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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Orval
4 Trimble of Newman, who passed away on October 13, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Orval Trimble was born on September 21, 1904, in
6 Jewett, a son of Edward and Belle Ward Trimble; he married
7 Belle Bischop on November 24, 1924 in Montrose and she preceded
8 him in death on May 31, 1971; he later married Mae West in
9 1971; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mr. Trimble was a fifty-year member of the Newman
11 Masonic Lodge, a member of the Douglas County Farm Bureau, and
12 a Member of the American Angus Association; and
 
13     WHEREAS, In 1941 he hosted the WLS Farm Show on his farm in
14 Newport, Indiana; Orval placed fourth in the National Husking
15 Contest that was held as part of the farm show; his hobbies
16 included playing the organ and dancing; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Mr. Trimble was preceded in death by a son, a
18 grandson, two brothers, and a sister; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Orval Trimble is survived by his wife, Mae; his
20 son, Gene Trimble; his daughter, Madge (Dean) Warters; his six

 

 

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1 grandchildren; his fourteen great-grandchildren; and his seven
2 great-great grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Orval
6 Trimble; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the family of Orval Trimble as a symbol of our
9 sincere sympathy.