Full Text of SR0911 94th General Assembly
SR0911 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Paul Davis of Herrin, Illinois, passed away on | 3 |
| October 31, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born December 25, 1937, in Herrin; his | 5 |
| parents were Paul L. and Vera (Darnell) Davis; he married | 6 |
| Barbara Stratton in 1964 in Herrin; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, a lifetime | 8 |
| member of the Herrin Elks Club, and a member of the Eagles, | 9 |
| VFW, and American Legion; he loved karaoke, and he was a member | 10 |
| of the First Presbyterian Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Paul Davis was an alderman in Ward 4 for several | 12 |
| years and worked for C.B. & Q. Railroad and the Williamson | 13 |
| County Sheriff; he received the Legion of Honor and Silver Star | 14 |
| for bravery after being shot in the line of duty; he also | 15 |
| worked for Ziegler Coal; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a 1955 graduate of Herrin High School; he | 17 |
| was a licensed official with ISHA; he also attended Southern | 18 |
| Illinois University; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Paul Davis is survived by his wife, Barbara; his | 20 |
| daughters and their husbands, Dana L. and James Jeralds, | 21 |
| Heather D. and Chad Threlkeld, and Mindy A. and Shane McRoy; | 22 |
| his brother, William R. Davis, and his wife, Rosemari; his | 23 |
| father-in-law, Roy Shelton; his grandchildren, Kayley Jeralds, | 24 |
| Christofer Jeralds, Brandon Threlkeld, Hunter McRoy, Tucker | 25 |
| McRoy and Alex McRoy, Logan Threlkeld, and Dylan McRoy; his | 26 |
| nieces, Kristina Simmons and Kimbery Kayfes; and his many close | 27 |
| friends;
he was preceded in death by his parents and one | 28 |
| beloved son, Christopher Paul Davis; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 2 |
| his family and friends, the death of Paul Davis; and be it | 3 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the family of Paul Davis.
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