Full Text of SR0272 103rd 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 Michael Kent Yates of Washington, who | 4 | | passed away on April 29, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael Yates was born in Peoria to James W. and | 6 | | Ruth M. Sampson Yates on April 14, 1951; he
married Patricia M. | 7 | | Kimball in Washington on February 28, 1998; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Michael Yates worked in the banking industry for | 9 | | many years, retiring from Associated Bank in 1998; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Michael Yates loved anything associated with the | 11 | | "Mother Road" and was a founding member of the Route 66
| 12 | | Association of Illinois; he loved people, getting to know | 13 | | their stories and sharing his own; among
his many talents were | 14 | | playing the piano, woodworking in his shop that he built with | 15 | | Patty, and
tending to his plants and garden; he also loved | 16 | | hunting for treasures in antique shops and had a
sweet tooth, | 17 | | which he often satisfied with something he would make from | 18 | | scratch; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Michael Yates was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Michael Yates is survived by his wife, Patty; his | 2 | | children and their families: son, Ryan (Karyn) Yates, | 3 | | grandchild, Alex (Angel) Yates, and great-granddaughter,
| 4 | | Josephine; granddaughter, Rylie Yates; son, Adam (Denae) | 5 | | Yates, and grandchildren,
Ava, Brooklyn, Cora, and Dylan; son, | 6 | | Luke Conger, and grandson, Lathan; daughter,
Miranda (Brent) | 7 | | Cox, and grandchildren, Hadleigh, Hutson, and Henley; son,
| 8 | | Derek (Alexis) Conger, and grandchildren, Alynn, Emma, and | 9 | | Daniel; two beloved
Yorkies, Mayce and Lucy; his brother, | 10 | | Kevin Yates; his sister, Marsha (David) Webb, nephew, Donhavan | 11 | | (Amy) Webb, and great-nieces, Madelyn and Mikayla Webb; his | 12 | | nephew,
Tyler Webb, and great-niece, Gracie Jo; therefore, be | 13 | | it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Michael Kent Yates and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Michael Yates as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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