Full Text of SR0880 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 Philip Hackman "Phil" Good, who passed | 4 | | away on February 20, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Phil Good was born to Everett Oliver Good and | 6 | | Gladys Hackman Good in Kewanee on February 7, 1935; he | 7 | | graduated from Kewanee High School in 1952; he received a | 8 | | degree in economics from Colorado College, where he was a | 9 | | cadet in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC); he | 10 | | served in the U.S. Army Reserves, and he was honorably | 11 | | discharged in 1964 with the rank of captain and commander of | 12 | | Company C, 338th Regiment, 85th Division; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Phil Good was the third generation owner of the | 14 | | family-owned furniture store, Good's Furniture and Mattress, | 15 | | originally established by his grandfather, Elmer Samuel "E.S." | 16 | | Good, in 1895; he joined his father, Everett, to work at the | 17 | | store in 1957; he ran the store's first TV commercial in the | 18 | | Quad Cities in 1971, and he soon began running TV | 19 | | advertisements featuring his future wife, Mary Heberer Good, | 20 | | making both her and the store regionally famous; as other | 21 | | businesses left downtown Kewanee, he acquired buildings and | 22 | | created a furniture destination unlike any other; by the early | 23 | | 2000s, he had turned the store into a sprawling quarter |
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| 1 | | million-foot furniture destination that spanned three city | 2 | | blocks and served the entire Midwest; he was regarded as an | 3 | | innovator in retail marketing and advertising; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Phil Good was active in the Kewanee community, | 5 | | serving on many boards over his lifetime, including the | 6 | | Library Board, the Illinois State Library Board, the Rotary | 7 | | Club of Kewanee, the Kewanee Hospital Board, and others; he | 8 | | also served on the Union Federal Savings and Loan Board and as | 9 | | president of Kewanee Credit Bureau Board; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Phil Good received many industry awards and | 11 | | accolades for his innovation in the furniture industry; he was | 12 | | named an Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Illinois Retailer of | 13 | | the Year, and Retailer of the 21st Century; he was made an | 14 | | Honorary Boilermaker in 2007; he was given the key to the City | 15 | | of Kewanee, and his high school football team was inducted | 16 | | into the Kewanee Athletic Hall of Fame; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Phil Good enjoyed golfing, water skiing, and | 18 | | black diamond skiing in Colorado in his early days, and he was | 19 | | an avid runner for many years; he was a fan of the Chicago Cubs | 20 | | and the Chicago Bears; he loved reading and traveling to the | 21 | | ocean and the mountains; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Phil Good, known for his kind, gentle, and |
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| 1 | | charismatic nature, was a family man who always lived life in | 2 | | the moment; he will be remembered for his spirit and integrity | 3 | | and for serving as an inspiring leader and exceptional mentor | 4 | | to many; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Phil Good was preceded in death by his parents | 6 | | and his brother, James Good; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Phil Good is survived by his wife, Mary Heberer | 8 | | Good; his brother, David (Rosemary) Good; his children, John | 9 | | Good, Jean (Reed) Brickell, Mary Anne (Bob) Dybdal, and Phil | 10 | | (Kaleigh) Good Jr.; nine grandchildren; and 15 | 11 | | great-grandchildren; 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 | | Philip Hackman "Phil" Good 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 Phil Good as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy. |
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