Full Text of HR1087 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Clifton | 4 | | Lyme Skelcher of Marion, who passed away on May 2, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Skelcher was born in Cambria on November | 6 | | 26, 1922 to Jack and Vernell (nee Campbell) Skelcher; he | 7 | | married Berdella Simmons on December 29, 1945 in Murphysboro; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Skelcher served in the United States Navy | 10 | | during World War II; he earned 5 bronze stars, his fifth being | 11 | | for the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, which became a | 12 | | Silver Battle Star since it was in the first wave landing at | 13 | | Omaha Beach; before Normandy, he participated in every major | 14 | | invasion of Europe - North Africa, Sicily, 2 invasions of | 15 | | Italy, and southern France; later, in the Pacific Theatre of | 16 | | the War, he was in the invasion of the Philippines, liberating | 17 | | the islands from the Japanese occupation, and then he was in | 18 | | the invasion of Okinawa; he next prepared for the invasion of | 19 | | Japan, before the atomic bombs were dropped, ending the war | 20 | | with Japan in August of 1945; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Skelcher retired as the President of | 22 | | Laborer's International Union of North American Local 380 and |
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| 1 | | was a member of Lantana Southern Baptist Church of Carbondale | 2 | | and VFW Post 2035 of Brownsville, Texas; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Skelcher was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents; brother, Cline Skelcher; and sister, Annabelle | 5 | | Morris; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Skelcher is survived by his wife, Berdella | 7 | | Skelcher; 2 sons, Larry Skelcher and wife, Barbara, and Bradley | 8 | | Skelcher and wife, Dinah Lynn DeMoss; 2 grandsons, Jack | 9 | | Skelcher and wife, Lana, and Jason Skelcher; 4 | 10 | | great-grandchildren, Caleb Skelcher, Colton Skelcher, Casey | 11 | | Skelcher, and Danielle Marie Skelcher; and 3 nephews, Clifton | 12 | | Skelcher and wife, Carol, Michael Skelcher and wife, Sharon, | 13 | | and Jack Morris and wife, Kathy; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we mourn the passing of Clifton Lyme Skelcher, and extend our | 17 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 18 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Clifton Skelcher as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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