Full Text of SR0467 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 William King "Bill" Little of Rock | 4 | | Island, who passed away on August 28, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Little was born to Marshall G. and Winifred | 6 | | K. in Saranc Lake, New York on November 13, 1935; he graduated | 7 | | from Franklin Academy High School in 1954; he completed two | 8 | | years of college studies; he married Betty Little at the | 9 | | American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan on July 15, 1957, and she | 10 | | preceded him in death in January 2021 after 64 years of | 11 | | marriage; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bill Little served for 20 years in the U.S. Air | 13 | | Force; he enlisted in July 1954 and retired in August 1974; for | 14 | | his military service, he received the Bronze Star, the | 15 | | Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, | 16 | | and the Vietnam Service medal; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, After retiring from the military, Bill Little | 18 | | worked as a legal administrator for a law firm in Charleston, | 19 | | West Virginia and later for Katz, McAndrews, Durkee & Telleen | 20 | | in Rock Island; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Bill Little was a member of the KAABA Shrine, the |
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| 1 | | Scottish Rite Valley of Moline, Trio Lodge 57 AF&AM, and the | 2 | | Air Force Sergeants Association; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Bill Little was an avid golfer who achieved six | 4 | | holes-in-one; he was also a lifetime fan of the Los Angeles | 5 | | Dodgers, including their earlier days in Brooklyn; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bill Little was preceded in death by his wife, | 7 | | his parents, and his sister; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bill Little is survived by his children, Dorothy | 9 | | (Tim) Brooks and Marshall (Rhonda) Little, and his | 10 | | grandchildren, Steve (Sheena) Osborne, Brent (Sadie) Osborne, | 11 | | Samantha Gaten, and Minao Little; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 14 | | William King "Bill" Little and extend our sincere
condolences | 15 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | 16 | | it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 18 | | presented to the family of Bill Little as an expression of
our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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