Full Text of SR0654 98th General Assembly
SR0654 98TH 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 Harrison Brooks "Jug" Paisley of Wood | 4 | | River, who passed away on October 11, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Paisley was born in Saint Louis, | 6 | | Missouri; he moved to Wood River as a child and was raised by | 7 | | his aunt, Garnetta (nee Moore) Stirnaman; he graduated from | 8 | | East Alton-Wood River Community High School and enlisted in the | 9 | | United States Naval Reserve in 1947; he married Patricia Ann | 10 | | Sparks in 1952 in Monterey, California; he served as an airman | 11 | | apprentice, airplane mechanic, and later qualified as a pilot, | 12 | | achieving the rank of Lieutenant; he served on the VS-23 USS | 13 | | Yorktown and flew PB4Y-2 Anti-Submarine aircraft during the | 14 | | Korean War; he retired from the Navy in 1968; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Paisley returned to Wood River following | 16 | | his time in the Navy; he worked for the city as one of the first | 17 | | managers of the Belk Park Golf Course and served Wood River in | 18 | | various positions from Finance Director and Building and Zoning | 19 | | to Acting City Manager; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Paisley was a member of the Wood River | 21 | | Lions Club, the Alton Eagles Aries #254, the Visitors Bureau, | 22 | | the River Bend Growth Association, and the Alton Sportsman |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Paisley was preceded in death by his wife | 3 | | of 56 years, Patricia; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Paisley is survived by his children, | 5 | | Cathy Paisley, Jan (Larry) Ringering, Marc Paisley, and | 6 | | Patricia (Seth) Hill; his grandchildren, Stephanie (SPC | 7 | | Michael) Cheatham, Jake (Allison) Ringering, and Julie (Jed) | 8 | | Downs; his great-grandchildren, Oliver Cheatham, Nora | 9 | | Ringering, Jaden Downs, Jerald Downs, and Jolene Downs; his | 10 | | sisters, Diane (Priest) Dalton; and his cousin, Linda | 11 | | Stirnaman; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Harrison Brooks "Jug" Paisley, and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Harrison Paisley as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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