Full Text of SR0037 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Edward R. "Ed" Elliott of Rock Island, | 4 | | who passed away on January 2, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ed Elliott was born in Allens Grove Township, | 6 | | Iowa to Nellie and William Elliott on May 22, 1924; he | 7 | | graduated from Rock Island Senior High School and served in | 8 | | the U.S. Army during World War II; he achieved the rank of | 9 | | sergeant and took part in the Battle of the Bulge; he received | 10 | | three Overseas Service Bars, the American Campaign Medal, the | 11 | | European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with four | 12 | | Bronze Battle Stars, the Good Conduct Medal, the Distinguished | 13 | | Unit Badge, and a World War II Victory Medal; he also received | 14 | | a letter of thanks from President Harry S. Truman; he married | 15 | | Eileen Wagner on October 2, 1948; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Ed Elliott was a mail carrier in Rock Island for | 17 | | many years; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ed Elliott was a member of the Fifteenth Avenue | 19 | | Christian Church in Rock Island and an avid fan of the Chicago | 20 | | Cubs; he enjoyed listening to baseball and football games and | 21 | | audio books; he and his wife enjoyed their weekends together | 22 | | at their cottage on the Mississippi River and spent their |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ed Elliott was preceded in death by his wife, | 3 | | Eileen; his parents; his sister, Ellen Hockett; and his | 4 | | brother, James Elliott; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ed Elliott is survived by his sister, Dorothy | 6 | | Coulson, and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Edward R. "Ed" Elliott and extend our sincere condolences to | 10 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Ed Elliott as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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