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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of M. Keith "Red" Mefford of Carlinville,
4 who passed away on April 21, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born on February 5, 1933, in Hettick, to
6 Wayne and Margurete Ladley Mefford; he married Barbara L.
7 Miller on June 18, 1955 in Carlinville; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He was a 1951 graduate of Carlinville High School;
9 he served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict;
10 he was a supervisor for the Illinois Department of
11 Transportation; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
 
13     WHEREAS, M. Keith "Red" Mefford is survived by his wife,
14 Barbara; his sons, Bradley (Paula Schaefer) Mefford and Douglas
15 (Laura) Mefford; his daughters, Lori (Mark) Hopping and Tracy
16 (Randy) Bilbruck; his grandchildren, Lexi Bilbruck, Darci
17 Bilbruck, Lucas Mefford, and Elsa Mefford; his brother, Bill
18 (Marcia) Mefford; his sisters, Mary (Roy) Hurst and Janet (Ted)
19 Collins; and his several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL

 

 

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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
2 his family and friends, the passing of M. Keith "Red" Mefford;
3 and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of M. Keith "Red" Mefford as a symbol
6 of our sincere sympathy.