Full Text of SR2022 99th 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 Frederick Ray Sparks, Sr. of Rock Island, | 4 | | who passed away on June 19, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frederick Sparks, Sr. was born on October 15, 1938 | 6 | | in Hannibal, Missouri; his parents were Lewis and Irene Herring | 7 | | Sparks; he married Sharon Lynne Minnich on August 9, 1958 at | 8 | | Trinity Lutheran Church in Moline; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Frederick Sparks, Sr. proudly served his country | 10 | | in the United States Marine Corps; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Frederick Sparks, Sr. worked as a union pipefitter | 12 | | for United Association Local 25 in Rock Island for many years | 13 | | until his retirement in 2000; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Frederick Sparks, Sr. was a gifted mechanic and | 15 | | welder; he was also an avid duck hunter, deer hunter, and | 16 | | all-around outdoorsman; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Frederick Sparks, Sr. was preceded in death by his | 18 | | wife, Sharon; his parents; and his sister, Norma Tollenaer; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Frederick Sparks, Sr. is survived by his children, |
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| 1 | | Lewis (Kym) Sparks II, Frederick R. "Pete" Sparks, Jr., and | 2 | | Lynne Sparks; his grandchildren, Fred Sparks III, Dr. Jesse | 3 | | (Omid Keshtkar) Sparks, and Jamie Sparks; and his | 4 | | great-granddaughter, Alexis McClay; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 7 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Frederick Ray Sparks, | 8 | | Sr.; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Frederick Sparks, Sr. as an | 11 | | expression of our sympathy.
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