Full Text of SR1442 099th 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 Merwin Perry Baker of East Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on January 3, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Merwin Baker was born in East Moline on February | 6 | | 22, 1926 to Commodore Perry and Barbara Findley Baker; he | 7 | | served as a radio operator on a ship in the United States Navy | 8 | | during World War II, seeing action at Imo Jima; he married | 9 | | Margaret Larson at St. Johns Catholic Church in Rapids City on | 10 | | October 19, 1946; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Merwin Baker retired from International Harvester | 12 | | in East Moline after over 34 years in 1978; he also worked at | 13 | | Flicks Plumbing for many years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Merwin Baker was a member of St. Mary's Catholic | 15 | | Church in East Moline and American Legion Post 227; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Merwin Baker was preceded in death by his parents; | 17 | | his sister, Helena Eckert; his brother, Kenneth Baker; his son, | 18 | | Steve Baker; and his grandson, Paul Baker; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Merwin Baker is survived by his loving wife of 69 | 20 | | years, Margaret; his children, Linda (Jeff) Vaughn, Kathleen |
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| 1 | | McIntosh (Jim Turner), Marcia Allen, Christine Baker (Don | 2 | | "Speedy" Williams), Denise Baker, Daniel Baker (Pammy Gomez), | 3 | | Marty Baker, Pamela Baker, Paula Baker, and Sandra (Floyd) | 4 | | Cordova; he has 18 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and a | 5 | | great-great-grandson; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Merwin Perry Baker, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Merwin Baker as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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