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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Harold L. Pruitt of Carlinville, who
4passed away on July 18, 2010; and
 
5    WHEREAS, He was born on June 8, 1926 in Neosha, Missouri,
6the son of William Egbert and Helen Juanita (Stanley) Pruitt;
7and
 
8    WHEREAS, He served in the Merchant Marines during World War
9II, transporting troops; he married Juanita E. "Nita" (Watkins)
10in Wichita, Kansas on October 20, 1944; and
 
11    WHEREAS, He worked for Valley Steel and Central Illinois
12Steel Company, both in Carlinville, as a salesman; he was a
13member of Pleasant Hill Christian Church in rural Raymond; and
 
14    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife; and his
15infant brother, Kenneth; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Harold Pruitt is survived by his son, Gary Pruitt
17(Susan); his daughter, Gloria Suter (Jim); his grandchildren,
18Paul Rutter, Michelle Johnson (Wayne), Harold Pruitt (Lynn),
19and David Pruitt (Karen); his five great-grandchildren; and his
20great-great-grandchild; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3his family and friends, the passing of Harold Pruitt; and be it
4further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of Harold Pruitt as a symbol of our
7sincere sympathy.