Full Text of SR1578 101st 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 Dennis "Denny" Powell of Heyworth, who | 4 | | passed away on October 29, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Denny Powell was born to Eleanore (Barnes) and | 6 | | Donald Powell in Bloomington on September 7, 1942; he graduated | 7 | | from Heyworth High School and served in the Illinois National | 8 | | Guard for 14 years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Denny Powell farmed his great-grandparents land | 10 | | for most of his life, from the late 1950s to the present; he | 11 | | was a fireman for 56 years with the Randolph Township Fire | 12 | | Department; widely recognized as a leader and innovator, he | 13 | | served 39 of those years as fire chief with a focus on | 14 | | education, training, and development, which continues to this | 15 | | day; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Denny Powell served as the Randolph Township Road | 17 | | Commissioner and as Sexton, Supervisor, and Restoration | 18 | | Developer for the Randolph Township cemeteries; he served on | 19 | | numerous committees, boards, and councils within the township, | 20 | | McLean County, and Illinois; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Denny Powell was a loyal community servant for the |
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| 1 | | majority of his life; in 2013, he was honored as the McLean | 2 | | County Mayors Association Person of the Year for his years of | 3 | | service and for being a key contributor in implementing E911 | 4 | | first responder capabilities in rural areas; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Denny Powell enjoyed all aspects of farming and | 6 | | collected farm tractors and John Deere memorabilia; his farm | 7 | | was the gathering spot for the holidays, harvest time, and the | 8 | | Fourth of July; he respected the American flag and worked to | 9 | | ensure veterans were recognized for their service; he was loyal | 10 | | and generous and had an extraordinarily close family who knew | 11 | | him as "Chief"; he never missed an episode of Gunsmoke or | 12 | | Bonanza, and he saw every John Wayne film, multiple times; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Denny Powell was preceded in death by his parents; | 14 | | his brother, Terry (Nelda) Powell; and his step-sister, Lois | 15 | | (Marvin) Detloff; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Denny Powell is survived by his stepsister, | 17 | | Loretta (Wayne) Meece; five nephews; one niece; ten | 18 | | grandnephews; five grandnieces; three great-grandnieces; and | 19 | | two great-grandnephews; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 22 | | Dennis "Denny" Powell and extend our sincere
condolences to his |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 4 | | presented to the family of Denny Powell as an expression of
our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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