SR1658 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Calvin Franklin "Cal" Ennis, who passed away on March 6, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Calvin Ennis was born on March 7, 1925 in Alton; his parents were William Zachariah and Viola Ovila Ennis; he married Virginia Moody on December 20, 1947 in Alton; and

WHEREAS, Calvin Ennis attended radio training school before enlisting in the United States Navy; he served during World War II aboard the USS Bluefish; and

WHEREAS, Calvin Ennis was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1308 and enjoyed attending the weekly meetings of his PTSD Group at Jefferson Barracks; he was a member of Brown Street Baptist Church, where he sang in the choir and served as a Deacon and a Sunday school teacher for the young married couples class; as a woodworker, he volunteered his skills to the church where needed, including making cabinets for the church; he later became a member of Heartland Baptist Church and served as an usher and built the wooden cross which hangs behind the choir; he also used his woodworking skills to build props for the Showtime Productions Dance Studio in Alton; and

WHEREAS, Calvin Ennis was preceded in death by his parents; his stepfather, Frederick "Joe" Burger; his sons, William Dwight and Calvin Brady Ennis; his son-in-law, David Wayne Laslie; and his sisters, Imogene (Ennis) Billings and Martha (Burger) Cunningham; and

WHEREAS, Calvin Ennis is survived by his wife, Virginia; his daughters, Barbara J. (Ennis) Laslie and Paulette Janine Ennis; his grandchildren, David Laslie (Christopher Roberts) and Shaun T. (Laura) Laslie; and his great-grandchildren, Caden, Alaina, and Abigail Laslie; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Calvin Franklin "Cal" Ennis; and be it further

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