Full Text of SR1361 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Edward Lawrence "Butch" Foster, Jr. of | 4 | | Waukegan, who passed away on June 3, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edward Foster, Jr. was born on June 12, 1946 in | 6 | | Chattanooga, Tennessee; his parents were Edward Lawrence, Sr. | 7 | | and Evelyn Beasley; he married Barbara Aikens on August 28, | 8 | | 1966; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Edward Foster, Jr. served his country as a member | 10 | | of the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Edward Foster, Jr. enjoyed boxing, watching the | 12 | | Green Bay Packers, and participating in his favorite role as | 13 | | "Poppy" to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Edward Foster, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 15 | | father and 2 sisters, Teri Thornton and Paget Webster; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Edward Foster, Jr. is survived by his loving and | 17 | | devoted wife of 48 years, Barbara; his loving mother, Evelyn | 18 | | Foster; a brother, Warren Foster; a son, Kelly (Rilla) Foster; | 19 | | a daughter, Paget Foster; 10 grandchildren, Amber, Joshua, | 20 | | Kayla, Alyssa, Jasmine, Noreen, Adriana, Jada, Idena, and |
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| 1 | | Kelly, Jr.; 7 great-grandchildren, J'Veon, J'Marion, Chance, | 2 | | Jeremy, Jaylen, Arieal, and Vincent, II; and many | 3 | | sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, and friends; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 7 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Edward Lawrence | 8 | | "Butch" Foster, Jr.; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Edward Foster, Jr. as an expression | 11 | | of our sympathy.
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