Full Text of HR0490 96th General Assembly
HR0490 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Steven | 4 |
| "Steve" Frederick Sell of Mattoon, who passed away on May 13, | 5 |
| 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Steve Sell was born October 19, 1946 in Mattoon, | 7 |
| the son of Frederick John "Fred" Sell and Eleanor Janet Sell;
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| Steve was dedicated to teaching hundreds of Scouts the meaning | 9 |
| of the 12 tenets of the Scout Oath: to be "Trustworthy, Loyal, | 10 |
| Helping, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, | 11 |
| Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent"; and
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| WHEREAS, He headed Mattoon Boy Scout Troop 152 for 30 plus | 13 |
| years, declaring his mission in life was to have the best Boy | 14 |
| Scout troop in the Lincoln Trails Council; for over 51 years, | 15 |
| Steve was involved with scouting, joining the Scouts at the age | 16 |
| of 11; during his time as Scoutmaster of Troop 152, a total of | 17 |
| 59 of his boys became Eagle Scout; and
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| WHEREAS, His genius was to bring out the best in his Boy | 19 |
| Scouts; to listen, to lead by example, to inspire, motivate, | 20 |
| give advice, and encourage; in addition to Scouting, Steve | 21 |
| dedicated much of his life in service to others; Steve offered | 22 |
| diligent leadership for boys throughout his life; he sponsored |
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| two exchange students, Roma from Russia and Rick from Brazil; | 2 |
| Steve gave over 3,000 hours of service as a volunteer with | 3 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital Guild and served as a volunteer Pen | 4 |
| Pal for Mattoon Williams Elementary School; and
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| WHEREAS, Steve was retired as a supervisor for the Illinois | 6 |
| Department of Transportation; he was a lead member of the | 7 |
| statewide Illinois Department of Transportation Management | 8 |
| Training Cadre; he was a graduate of Mattoon High School and | 9 |
| attended Lake Land College and Eastern Illinois University; he | 10 |
| served as Lafayette Township Assessor and was a member of the | 11 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church, Lerna Masonic Lodge #788, Ansar | 12 |
| Shrine, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters; and
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| WHEREAS, Steven Sell is survived by his sister, Susan | 14 |
| Perez; his three nieces, Sara De La Cruz, Lena Berrios, and | 15 |
| Laura Fowler; his nephew, Asa Gonzales; his 14 grand nieces and | 16 |
| nephews; and many close friends and relatives; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| mourn, along with his family, friends, and grateful young men | 20 |
| who he instructed in the Boy Scouts over the years, the passing | 21 |
| of Steven Sell; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Steven Sell as a symbol of our | 2 |
| sincere sympathy.
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