SR0440 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Spencer William Lewis of Alton, who passed away on November 16, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Spencer Lewis was born September 29, 1947, in Alton to William D. and Freda (Budd) Lewis; he and the former Martha Paddock were married on May 30, 1970, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; and

WHEREAS, He served his country in the United States Air Force and was employed at Illinois Bell Telephone Company, retiring in 1994; he then went to work as a project manager for General Dynamics in Iraq; and

WHEREAS, Spencer Lewis was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton and a member of the Alton Knights of Columbus; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, William Lewis, and his father-in-law, Warren Paddock; and

WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, Martha, surviving are his mother, Freda Lewis; his two daughters, Marcy Lewis and Mandy Lewis; his two sons and a daughter-in-law, Pat and Chrissy Lewis and Brian Lewis; his four grandchildren, Gabrielle, A.J., Maria, and John-Paul Lewis; his two brothers and sisters-in-law, Tom and Jane Lewis, and Jim and Dee Lewis; his sister and brother-in-law, Lorrainne and Mike Aubuchon; his mother-in-law, Joan Paddock; and his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Barbara and Larry McCoy; 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, the passing of Spencer Lewis; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Spencer Lewis as a symbol of our sympathy.