SR0173 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Roland Frank "Buzz" Croxton of Alton, who passed away on May 4, 2007; and

WHEREAS, He was born August 16, 1934, in Alton to Frank L. and Elizabeth M. (Schollmeier) Croxton; he married Ruth Ann Terlisner on June 2, 1956, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Alton; they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2006; and

WHEREAS, He graduated in 1952 from Marquette Catholic High School, then completed training in the carpenter trade; he was a self-employed finish carpenter his entire working career at Croxton Tile and Cabinet Company in Alton, with his partner and uncle, Glenn K. Croxton; and

WHEREAS, Roland Croxton was an avid and natural outdoorsman and had a passion for hunting and fishing; he was a lifelong member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Alton and the Alton Knights of Columbus; he was an active assistant leader in Alton's Boy Scout Troop 121; and he was also a longtime member of the Alton-Wood River Sportsman's Club in Godfrey; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, T. Michael Croxton; and

WHEREAS, Roland Frank "Buzz" Croxton is survived by his wife, Ruth Ann; his son, Thomas F. and his spouse, Katherine L. (Moore) Croxton, and their children, Becky and Tony; his son, Timothy J. and his spouse, E. Christine (Funkhouser) Croxton, and their deceased son Michael's daughter, Ashley Croxton; their daughter Elizabeth C. (Croxton) and her spouse, Samuel D. Zangori, and their daughter, Abbigail; their sons, Gregory and Titus Croxton; his daughter, Catherine M. (Croxton) and her spouse, Richard E. Blevens Jr., and their children, Allyson Blevens and her fiance, Michael Beaber, Audrey, Anna, Richard, and Nick Blevens; his son, William M. and his spouse, Dr. Mary Saale-Croxton, and their children, Brent, Robert, Claire, and Eileen Croxton; his son, Patrick E. and his spouse, Adriane J. (Berry) Croxton, and their children, Jonathon and Emily Croxton; his sister, Norma E. (Croxton), and her spouse, H. Wayne Fisher; his brother and sisters-in-law; his 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Roland Frank "Buzz" Croxton; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Roland Frank "Buzz" Croxton as a symbol of our sympathy.