Full Text of SR1128 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 Stanley Eugene "Slug" Milby of Rushville, | 4 | | who passed away on September 26, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Stanley Milby was born in Rushville on February | 6 | | 11,
1933 to Frank and
Lourean Lang Milby; he was raised and | 7 | | educated in
Rushville and served in the United States
Army | 8 | | during the Korean War, where he played golf on the Army
team, | 9 | | which allowed him to travel throughout many countries; he | 10 | | returned to Rushville after his honorable discharge in
1955; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Stanley Milby worked as a meat cutter for the | 13 | | Mickelberry
Meat Packing Co., Bartlow Brothers Meat Packing | 14 | | Co., Oscar
Mayer & Company, and Excel Corporation, before | 15 | | retiring; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Stanley Milby was an avid golfer and was involved | 17 | | with the Scripps
Park Golf Course for over 70 years, starting | 18 | | as a caddy
at age 12 and moving on to manage the pro-shop; his
| 19 | | involvement in Scripps Park was his passion; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Stanley Milby was a
member of Schuyler American | 21 | | Legion Post #4 and Guthrie
Pierce Post #1239, Veterans of |
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| 1 | | Foreign Wars; he was a
member of the Military Honors Guard, | 2 | | playing taps on the bugle
at many funerals and other services; | 3 | | he was also a member of
the Beardstown Elks Lodge #1007 B.P.O.; | 4 | | he was proud to
be a Democrat and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Stanley Milby was preceded in death by his | 7 | | parents; his 2 brothers, Glen and Frank Milby; his sister, | 8 | | Evelyn Lohry; his sister-in-law, Jenette
Milby; his niece, | 9 | | Debbie Gregory; and his nephew-in-law, Ed
Dean; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Stanley Milby is survived by his nephews, John
| 11 | | Claassen (Sue), David Claassen (Cathy), and Glenn Claassen; his | 12 | | nieces, Vickie Dean and Patti Sorg (Ron); his nephew-in-law, | 13 | | Dave
Gregory; and several great and great-great-nieces and
| 14 | | nephews; 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 | | Stanley Eugene "Slug" Milby, and extend our sincere condolences | 18 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 19 | | it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Stanley Milby as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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