Full Text of SR1175 99th 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 Kevin McRae of Bethalto, who passed away | 4 | | on October 31, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kevin McRae was born on July 31, 1953 to Dale and | 6 | | Lois McRae; he received his degree in accounting, with honors, | 7 | | from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; he married | 8 | | Stacy Vig on November 20, 1982; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kevin McRae worked for the Boeing Corporation for | 10 | | 38 years; since 1993, he served as Fort Russell Township | 11 | | Supervisor; he previously served 2 terms on the Bethalto School | 12 | | Board; he coached numerous youth baseball and basketball teams; | 13 | | he and his wife also found time to run a bookkeeping and tax | 14 | | business; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Kevin McRae enjoyed spending summer days by the | 16 | | pool with his family and tending to his tomato plants and | 17 | | flowers; he also enjoyed golf and thinking up nicknames for | 18 | | people and animals; he was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and | 19 | | had an extensive personal library, including several books on | 20 | | the Civil War; his faith was important to him, and his dogs, | 21 | | Ellie and Cele, and his cat, Maggie, were his constant | 22 | | companions; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Kevin McRae was preceded in death by his parents; | 2 | | his infant sister, Lori McRae; his nephews, Thomas Rice and | 3 | | Jayson Ostrom; his niece, Danna McRae; his mother and | 4 | | father-in-law, Desmond and Pauline Vig; and his sister-in-law, | 5 | | Dulcy Paquette; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kevin McRae is survived by his wife, Stacy; his | 7 | | children, Gordon McRae (Nicole), Jared McRae (Nicole), Katie | 8 | | McRae, and Michael McRae (Samantha Arview); his grandchildren, | 9 | | Jack, Miranda, and Sam; his 6 siblings, Steve McRae (Holly), | 10 | | Dan McRae (Susan), Terri Downs, Tom McRae (Patti), Barb Bryant | 11 | | (Steve), and Jeff McRae (Tina); his sister-in-law, Paula Ostrom | 12 | | (Ron Moulds); his brother-in-law, Tom Paquette (Janice); his | 13 | | wife's cousin, Nancy Reeder (Cliff); and numerous nieces, | 14 | | nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Kevin McRae, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 18 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Kevin McRae as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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