Full Text of SR0905 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 Wendell Dean Graven of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on February 28, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wendell Graven was born in Findlay to John and | 6 | | Ethel (Steele) Graven on March 1, 1934; he graduated from | 7 | | Findlay High School in 1952 and married Fern Thacker on | 8 | | December 31, 1954; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Wendell Graven owned and operated Hick's Gas | 10 | | Station; he also worked at Charlie Wilson's Ford Dealership | 11 | | and as a Purchasing Agent at International Paper for 20 years; | 12 | | and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Wendell Graven served on the Shelbyville School | 14 | | Board from 1972 to 1976 and was an original organizer of the | 15 | | Little League baseball diamonds; he was also the founder of | 16 | | the Pony League and one of the original volunteers for the | 17 | | Shelbyville Festival of Lights; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Wendell Graven was an avid fan of Illinois | 19 | | basketball and the St. Louis Cardinals; he was the MVP of the | 20 | | Shelby County Basketball Tournament in 1952 and was proud to | 21 | | be inducted into the IHSA Coaches Basketball Hall of Fame in |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Wendell Graven was preceded in death by his | 3 | | parents and his sister, Lucille; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Wendell Graven is survived by his wife of 67 | 5 | | years, Fern; his sons, Dean (Stacey) and Doug Graven (Amy | 6 | | Cashman); his grandchildren, Tina Gardiner, Kyle Graven, Bryon | 7 | | Graven, and Brett Graven; four great-grandchildren; three | 8 | | great-great-grandchildren; his sisters, Juanita Tucker and | 9 | | Barbara (Ed) Olivier; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and | 10 | | his grand-dog, Rudy; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Wendell Dean Graven and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Wendell Graven as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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