Full Text of SR1235 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 Steven L. "Steve" Cantrell of | 4 | | Murrayville, who passed away on September 20, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell was born to Lloyd and June Knight | 6 | | Cantrell in Jacksonville on November 29, 1951; he graduated | 7 | | from Jacksonville High School in 1970; he served in the U.S. | 8 | | Air Force for four years; he married Alice Dober Jones on March | 9 | | 14, 2003; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell worked as a highway maintainer for | 11 | | the Illinois Department of Transportation for many years; he | 12 | | previously owned and operated Cantrell Trucking and worked | 13 | | with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Upon the closure of the Jacksonville Theatre | 16 | | Guild, Steve Cantrell founded the Dream Center Foundation with | 17 | | the purpose of helping children learn the basics of life; he | 18 | | operated a food truck around Morgan County to benefit the | 19 | | Dream Center, and that truck became a popular attraction at | 20 | | the Morgan County Fair, the boat races on Lake Jacksonville, | 21 | | the Prairieland Heritage Museum, the Queen of Hearts drawing | 22 | | in Woodson, and many other local events; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell coached baseball in Murrayville, | 2 | | traveled to the Gus Macker basketball tournaments, and | 3 | | refereed and coached his children's sports; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell was a longtime member of the | 5 | | Murrayville United Methodist Church; he was active in the FFA | 6 | | Alumni and grilled at every home basketball game; he was | 7 | | selected to the board of directors of the Jacksonville School | 8 | | District in 2007, becoming the board's longest-serving member; | 9 | | and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell enjoyed attending auctions and | 11 | | thrift sales; he will be remembered for his generosity to | 12 | | others and his dedication to the Murrayville and Jacksonville | 13 | | communities; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell was preceded in death by his | 15 | | father; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Steve Cantrell is survived by his wife; his | 17 | | children, Krystal Thomas, Chad Cantrell, Luke (Leah) Cantrell, | 18 | | and Nicole Cantrell; his mother; his stepchildren, Jessica | 19 | | Endres and Zachary Finch; his grandchildren, Danny Clemons, | 20 | | Allie Bowman, Carrie Bowman, Easton Thomas, Addison Cantrell, | 21 | | Teagan Cantrell, Nash Cantrell, and Brentlee Jones; his |
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| 1 | | step-grandchildren, Bradey Finch, Britney Ratliff, Brenden | 2 | | Finch, Madeline Endres, Carter Turner, and Emma Finch; his | 3 | | step-great-grandchildren, Karliah Finch and Ella Mae Ratliff; | 4 | | and his sister, Suzanne (Greg) Bell; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 7 | | Steven L. "Steve" Cantrell and extend our sincere
condolences | 8 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | 9 | | it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 11 | | presented to the family of Steve Cantrell as an expression of
| 12 | | our deepest sympathy.
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