SR1746 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Melvin Thornhill Sr. of Gillespie, who passed away on April 2, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Melvin Thornhill Sr. was born in Alton to Huebert Thornhill and Hilda (Dittmeyer) on November 17, 1930; he served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict as a signal man and telegraph specialist; he married Betty Rose Griffin in Alton on June 24, 1961; and

WHEREAS, Melvin Thornhill Sr. worked in maintenance for McDonnell Douglas for 23 years; he also worked for Western Military Academy in Alton in 1948, the Usher State Street Theater in Alton, the Olin Glass Co., and The Coliseum in Benld; he was a self-employed painter; and

WHEREAS, Melvin Thornhill Sr. was a member of the American Legion in Bunker Hill; he was a Little League and soccer coach, and enjoyed fishing and the outdoors; he loved his grandkids and was a family man; and

WHEREAS, Melvin Thornhill Sr. was preceded in death by his wife, Betty; his parents; his son, William Joseph Thornhill; one brother; his 10 sisters; and his granddaughter, Heather Ann; and

WHEREAS, Melvin Thornhill Sr. is survived by his children, Gary (Christy) Thornhill, Melvin (Kim) Thornhill, and Carla and (Kurt) Kozak; his grandchildren, Nathan Thornhill, Justine Thornhill, Kayla Thornhill, Joshua Kozak, Amanda Kozak, Nicolas Thornhill, William Thornhill, Samantha Larimore, Alisha Horan, and Bayleigh Thornhill; his great-grandchildren, Colton, Mason, Adelin, Jase, Logan, Jayden, Landon, Lakin, and Austin; his sibling, Chicky Bailey; his sister-in-law, Florence Griffin; his brother-in-law, Louis Sommars; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Melvin Thornhill Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Melvin Thornhill Sr. as an expression of our deepest sympathy.