Full Text of SR2498 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 Howard D. Eskridge of Tuscola, who passed | 4 | | away on December 9, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Howard Eskridge was born in Decatur to Homer and | 6 | | Grace (Howell) Eskridge on May 15, 1945; he received his | 7 | | Bachelor of Science in Business from Millikin University and | 8 | | his master's degree in public administration from Governors | 9 | | State University; he married Kathryn Meyer in 1979; he married | 10 | | Judy (Blain) Henderson in Arcola on June 29, 1986; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Howard Eskridge lived his boyhood dream of wanting | 12 | | to be a firefighter by spending 30 years as a firefighter | 13 | | instructor at the University of Illinois Fire Service | 14 | | Institute; his work, along with others, lead to many programs, | 15 | | including basic, standard and advanced level firefighter | 16 | | certification; as a State training instructor, his influence | 17 | | and expertise was often called on to assist fire departments | 18 | | with incidents or designing other training programs; at the age | 19 | | of 21, he was the youngest paid fire chief in the State of | 20 | | Illinois for Hammond; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the University of | 22 | | Illinois Fire Service Institute, Howard Eskridge worked |
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| 1 | | part-time for Ruhl Forensic and Depke Welding; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Howard Eskridge was in the United States Navy | 3 | | Construction Battalions (SEABEES) from 1967 to 1969; he proudly | 4 | | wore his Vietnam Navy Veterans hat and always enjoyed | 5 | | interacting with other veterans; his patriotism was an | 6 | | important part of his life and he helped lay to rest many | 7 | | service members; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Howard Eskridge had many hobbies and talents; he | 9 | | taught himself to weld and keep farm machinery running; his | 10 | | favorite pastime was communicating with people all over the | 11 | | world as an amateur radio operator (K9GYI) from his Chicken | 12 | | Bristle Radio Shack; other talents included public speaking and | 13 | | writing poetry; his greatest joy was living in the country, | 14 | | where he could mow, trim, and work in his shop; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Howard Eskridge was a member of the Arcola United | 16 | | Methodist Church, where he once served as lay leader and | 17 | | narrated choir cantatas for many years; he was also a member of | 18 | | the American Radio Relay League and Arcola VFW Post #7680; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Howard Eskridge is survived by his wife, Judy; his | 20 | | daughters, Kendra Chriss, and Jodi Samsa; his granddaughters, | 21 | | Elise Chriss, and Ava Samsa; his sister, Judy Day; and several | 22 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Howard D. Eskridge, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Howard Eskridge as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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