Full Text of SR1021 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 Frank R. Banfield of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on April 13, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Banfield was born to Arch and Gertrude | 6 | | (McSparin) Banfield in Carlisle, Indiana on September 13, | 7 | | 1927; he enlisted in U.S. Navy in 1944 and served until the end | 8 | | of World War II; he was stationed in Okinawa during the Battle | 9 | | of Okinawa; he later enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served | 10 | | during the Berlin Air Lift; he married Jeanne Blue at Union | 11 | | Congregational Church in Moline on March 7, 1953; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Frank Banfield worked at Oscar Mayer as a meat | 13 | | cutter, retiring in 1989; he later worked at Jewel Foods from | 14 | | 1990 to 1997; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Frank Banfield volunteered at his children's | 16 | | schools and was Santa at the South Park Mall for ten years; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Frank Banfield was a member of First Lutheran | 18 | | Church in Moline; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Frank Banfield enjoyed bowling, going to museums, | 20 | | and attending concerts; he loved going to car shows, |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Frank Banfield was preceded in death by his wife; | 3 | | his parents; his infant daughter, Debra; his grandson, Chad; | 4 | | his siblings, Orville, Leonard, James, Arthur, Lawrence, | 5 | | Ervin, Helen Hicks, Avenell Bos, and Clarabelle Fogle; and his | 6 | | infant brother, Clarence; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Frank Banfield is survived by his children, | 8 | | Cheryl "Sheri" (Earl) Fangmeier, Denise (Dan) Bennett, Dana | 9 | | (Debra) Banfield, Kevin (Monica) Banfield, and Kara (Jon) | 10 | | Banfield Vermeire; his grandchildren, Chris (Stacy) Banfield, | 11 | | Greg (Jennifer) Webb, Josh Webb, Amy (Kyle) Heydeman, Darcie | 12 | | Banfield, Dawn Banfield, Misti (Jim) Vignola, and Ami (Joe) | 13 | | Cudd; his great-grandchildren, Turner, Caleb, Zander, Landon, | 14 | | Lucas, Natalie, Max, and Briahna; and one great-granddaughter | 15 | | on the way; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 18 | | Frank Banfield and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 22 | | presented to the family of Frank Banfield as an expression of
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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