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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Lonnie R. Skirvin of Kampsville, who |
4 | | passed away on November 29, 2012; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Lonnie Skirvin was born on July 26, 1945, in |
6 | | Louisiana, Missouri, to Charles Vinton and Frances Arelene |
7 | | (Pritchett) Skirvin; he was a 1964 graduate of Pleasant Hill |
8 | | High School; he married Faith Ann Stevenson on February 10, |
9 | | 1973, in Orion; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Lonnie Skirvin served as a U.S. Marine during the |
11 | | Vietnam War; he was awarded with 2 Purple Hearts as a result of |
12 | | being critically injured in battle; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Lonnie Skirvin was a member of the Kampsville |
14 | | American Legion Post #1083 and the Pleasant Hill United |
15 | | Methodist Church; he was a life-long grain and livestock farmer |
16 | | and a 27-year member of the Calhoun County Farm Bureau Board; |
17 | | and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Lonnie Skirvin was preceded in death by his |
19 | | parents; his sister, Phyllis K. Skirvin; his son, Steven Ray |
20 | | Skirvin; and his mother-in-law, Emma Stevenson; and
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