Full Text of SR1530 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 Perry Dean Mason of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on February 7, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Perry Mason was born on December 22, 1926 in | 6 | | Dallas-Melcher, Iowa; his parents were Theron S. and Sybil B. | 7 | | Moon Mason; he married Marjorie Lea Glaspell on June 21, 1947 | 8 | | in Davenport, Iowa; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Perry Mason graduated from Augustana College in | 10 | | 1950 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Perry Mason worked as a reporter-photographer at | 12 | | the Rock Island Argus from 1952 to 1965; he then served as the | 13 | | director of publications at Augustana College until his | 14 | | retirement in 1991; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Perry Mason was a member of the United States Navy | 16 | | during World War II; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, During his school years, Perry Mason was the | 18 | | spelling champion of Marion County, Iowa; he was an excellent | 19 | | photographer, winning awards for his journalistic photography; | 20 | | he also loved to sing and had a wonderful baritone voice; at |
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| 1 | | the age of 52, he ran the Boston Marathon; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Perry Mason was preceded in death by his son, | 3 | | Scott Douglas Mason, and his brother, Eldon Mason; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Perry Mason is survived by his wife, Marjorie; his | 5 | | daughters and sons-in-law, Pamela Anne Mason (Galen Tromble) | 6 | | and Cynthia Lea (Don "Buz") Gibson; and his grandchildren, | 7 | | Rebecca Coatney (Noah Newman), Robert (Erin) Coatney, Gabbie | 8 | | Gibson, Caroline (Marc) Hobbs, and Audrey Gibson; therefore, be | 9 | | it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 12 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Perry Dean Mason; and | 13 | | be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Perry Mason as an expression of our | 16 | | sympathy.
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