SR1283 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Thomas "Tom" Edward Webb Jr. of Silvis, who passed away on November 4, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Tom Webb was born to Thomas Edward and Mattie May (Jones) Webb Sr. in Montgomery, Alabama on January 20, 1934; he attended woodworking and welding schools; he served in the U.S. Navy; he married Ruth Ellen Cox in East Moline on February 4, 1966; and

WHEREAS, Tom Webb worked for the Rock Island Railroad for 21 years; he then worked at the Rock Island Arsenal, retiring after 18 years; and

WHEREAS, Tom Webb was a former member of the Robinsonville Baptist Church and a member of the United Transportation Union, formerly the Switchman's Union; he was also a member of Masonic Lodge 898 and was a 32nd Degree Mason; and

WHEREAS, Tom Webb was preceded in death by his wife and his two sisters; and

WHEREAS, Tom Webb is survived by his daughters, Brenda (Randy) Hawley and Renae (Wade) Harroun; his grandchildren, Jason Haggard, Michael Hendricks, Rachael Frizzell, Ashley (John) Bell, Levi Harroun, and Sarah Harroun; his ten great-grandchildren; and his sister, Edna Davis; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Thomas "Tom" Edward Webb Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Tom Webb as an expression of our deepest sympathy.