Full Text of SR0297 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 Dale McRae of Bethalto, who passed away | 4 | | on May 2, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dale McRae was born on September 5, 1928, to Lena | 6 | | and Waldo McRae in Oakdale; after the passing of his father | 7 | | when he was young, his mother remarried and his stepfather, | 8 | | Ebenezer Duguid, became affectionately known to him as "Pop"; | 9 | | he married Lois Hitch on November 29, 1947; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 1944, at age 16, Dale McRae began working at | 11 | | Laclede Steel, spending the next 42 years working there and | 12 | | retiring as Supervisor of Production Scheduling and Planning | 13 | | for the wire mill; he later became plant manager for Willing | 14 | | Bee Wire Company in Willingboro, New Jersey, and then sold real | 15 | | estate for Coldwell Banker-Pasley Realtors in Bethalto; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dale McRae believed in public service, education, | 17 | | and volunteerism; he was the chairman of the Meadowbrook Public | 18 | | Water District helping to bring city sewers to Meadowbrook and | 19 | | he served on the Bethalto School Board, during which time the | 20 | | present high school was constructed; he also volunteered for | 21 | | numerous religious and community organizations; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dale McRae had many natural talents including home | 2 | | construction and the ability to repair anything from washing | 3 | | machines to car engines; he was an avid pinochle player end | 4 | | especially enjoyed playing with his family; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dale McRae was preceded in death by his parents; | 6 | | his stepfather, Ebenezer Duguid; his in-laws, Charles and | 7 | | Goldie Hitch; his daughter, Lori Ann McRae; his granddaughter, | 8 | | Danna Marie McRae; his grandson, Thomas Daniel Rice; his | 9 | | brothers, Jerry and Wally McRae; his sister, Lorraine Shetley; | 10 | | his brothers-in-law, James Hitch, Jess Stone, Sam Shetley, and | 11 | | James Ray; and his sister-in-law, Ellen McRae; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dale McRae is survived by his wife, Lois; his | 13 | | children, Steve (Holly) McRae, Dan (Susan) McRae, Kevin (Stacy) | 14 | | McRae, Terri Downs, Tom (Patti) McRae, Barb (Steve) Bryant, and | 15 | | Jeff (Tina) McRae; his 20 grandchildren; his 25 | 16 | | great-grandchildren; his brother, David (Sharon) Duguid; his | 17 | | sister, Alice (Dave) Chamness; his sister-in-law, Henrietta | 18 | | (Bill) Dorsey; his brother-in-law, Ron (Barb) Hitch; his | 19 | | sister-in-law, Sharon (Neil) McGuire; his sisters-in-law, | 20 | | Pauline Stone, Nira Ray, Shelby Hitch, and Billie Masicro; as | 21 | | well as numerous nephews and nieces; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 23 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Dale McRae, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 2 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Dale McRae as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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