Full Text of SR0578 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of John "Pate" Moseley of Granite City, who | 4 | | passed away on February 3, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born October 20, 1920, in Sweetwater, | 6 | | Texas; he graduated from high school in Pyron, Texas and left | 7 | | Texas Tech University to join the Navy in 1940; he proudly | 8 | | served his country during World War II and the Korean War; he | 9 | | was awarded 4 Bronze Stars, a World War II Victory Medal, an | 10 | | American Defense Service Medal, an American Campaign Medal, an | 11 | | Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, a European-African-Middle | 12 | | Eastern Campaign Medal, a Navy Occupation Service Medal (Europe | 13 | | and Asia), a Philippine Ribbon, and a Presidential Unit | 14 | | Citation (Foreign); in 1959, he retired from the Navy with 20 | 15 | | years service as Chief (E-7); he remained a member of the Fleet | 16 | | Reserve; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1943, he married Margaret Moore from Fort | 18 | | Madison, Iowa, and she preceded him in death in 1991 after 48 | 19 | | years of marriage; in 1994, he married Dolores Kieffer; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, After his military service he moved to Granite | 21 | | City as plant manager at Air Products and then Dow Chemical, | 22 | | later went into partnership in several businesses, and taught |
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| 1 | | air conditioning and electricity part-time at Ranken Technical | 2 | | College and Belleville Area College and apprenticeship | 3 | | programs at Granite City Steel; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Margaret Mary's Catholic | 5 | | Church and was actively involved in the church until he | 6 | | transferred to St. Elizabeth Church; he was a dedicated member | 7 | | of the Knights of Columbus Tri-City Council No. 1098, serving | 8 | | as grand knight from 1993 until 1995, faithful navigator from | 9 | | 1996 until 1997, financial secretary for 3 years, faithful | 10 | | comptroller for 2 terms, and vice president of Columbus Home | 11 | | for 3 years; he was inducted into the Knights of Columbus Hall | 12 | | of Fame in 2002; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, He was a caller for St. Margaret Mary's and | 14 | | Knights of Columbus bingo; he also loved to play keno in Las | 15 | | Vegas and Tunica; he loved poker, rummy, trout fishing, and | 16 | | Montauk and his days of traveling and playing golf; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1995, he received the Magna Bank Mature Adult | 18 | | Award in recognition of outstanding volunteer services; he also | 19 | | received an award of appreciation for 25 years of service as an | 20 | | instructor and mentor to the Industrial Training Center at | 21 | | Belleville Area College in 1997; and | 22 | | WHEREAS,
He was preceded in death by his first wife, |
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| 1 | | Margaret; his parents, Dale Clarence and Jewel, nee Pate, | 2 | | Moseley; his son, Roy Moseley; his daughter, Mary Rothfeld; his | 3 | | brother, Billy Moseley; and his sister, Eva Dale Macyeka; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, John Moseley is survived by his beloved wife of 17 | 5 | | years, Dolores; his sons, John, Dale, Bill, Donald, and their | 6 | | families; his daughters, Shirley Weir, Patty Moseley, Muriel | 7 | | Duckett, and their families; his son-in-law, Bryant Rothfeld | 8 | | and his family; his stepchildren, Jason and Judith Kieffer and | 9 | | their families; the families of his late brother and sister; | 10 | | and other extended family and many dear friends; therefore, be | 11 | | it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 | | his family and friends, the passing of John Moseley; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of John Moseley as a symbol of our | 18 | | sincere sympathy.
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