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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of George R. Likes of Woodburn, who passed |
4 | | away on July 15, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, George Likes was born on January 23, 1930, in |
6 | | Bunker Hill to George R., Sr. and Nellie Velma (nee Spillman) |
7 | | Likes; he was raised by his father and stepmother, Easter (nee |
8 | | Donaldson) Likes; he served his country in the United States |
9 | | Army during the Korean War; he married Bette Viola Davis in |
10 | | March 1954; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, George Likes was retired from Owens-Illinois |
12 | | Glass and the Olin Corporation; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, George Likes was an avid fan of the Saint Louis |
14 | | Cardinals, Blues, and Rams; he enjoyed gardening, working in |
15 | | his yard, and handing down his appreciation for professional |
16 | | wrestling to his grandchildren; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, George Likes was preceded in death by his beloved |
18 | | wife; his parents; his stepmother; his brother and |
19 | | sister-in-law, Frank and Loretta Likes; his sisters and |
20 | | brothers-in-law, Ernest and Betty Giller and Jesse and Louella |
21 | | Arnold; and his stepsister, Velma Thornton; and
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