Full Text of SR1261 102nd 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 Thomas Russell "Tom" Slater of Moline, | 4 | | who passed away on October 29, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tom Slater was born to Everett James and Dorothy | 6 | | Armina (Wells) Slater in Rock Island on April 8, 1929; he | 7 | | graduated from Rock Island High School in 1948, where he | 8 | | excelled in football, basketball, and track;
he served in the | 9 | | U.S. Army at Camp Irwin in California for two years during the | 10 | | Korean War, helping train soldiers in tank operations in the | 11 | | Mojave Desert; he married Vera Jean Morley in 1953, and they | 12 | | made their home in Moline; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Tom Slater worked for John Deere Planter for 42 | 14 | | years before retiring in 1987; he also worked as a golf course | 15 | | marshal for several years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Tom Slater served on church committees at First | 17 | | United Methodist Church, now Riverside UMC, in Moline; he also | 18 | | helped his sons in their Boy Scout activities; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Tom Slater enjoyed golfing with friends and | 20 | | family; he loved feeding wildlife, except squirrels, in his | 21 | | backyard; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Tom Slater was preceded in death by his brother, | 2 | | Lawrence Slater; his sister, Barbara Moad; his sister-in-law, | 3 | | Marjorie Slater; and his nephew, Craig Slater; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Tom Slater is survived by his wife; his sons, | 5 | | Mark (Cindy) Slater, Chris (Connie) Slater, and Todd (Lisa) | 6 | | Slater; his grandchildren, Melissa (Nick) Anderson, Lauren | 7 | | (Matt) Dufrene, Austin Slater, Grant Slater, and Mason Slater; | 8 | | his great-grandchildren, Dexter Anderson, Max Anderson, and | 9 | | Rosemary Dufrene; his brother, Philip Beardsley; his niece, | 10 | | Laurie (Craig) Kramer; and his nephews, Justin Slater and | 11 | | Brian Moad; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Thomas Russell "Tom" Slater 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 Tom Slater as an expression of
our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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