Full Text of SR0203 94th General Assembly
SR0203 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Weldon Garten of Herrin on | 4 |
| April 30, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Garten was born August 8, 1917, in Electra, | 6 |
| Texas, to Edward and Margaret (Brown) Garten; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Vonnie Jennings in September of 1936, | 8 |
| in Cartersville, Georgia; she passed away October 18, 1974; he | 9 |
| later married Charlene Gillooly on December 1, 1978, in | 10 |
| Metropolis, and she passed away on December 11, 1996; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a World War II Coast Guard veteran; after | 12 |
| his discharge from the Coast Guard, he worked as a contractor | 13 |
| for pipeline welding; he was a member of the Plumbers, | 14 |
| Steamfitters & Refrigeration Fitters Local No. 137 in | 15 |
| Springfield; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a life member of the Herrin Eagles, | 17 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars, and American Legion; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, his | 19 |
| spouses, his brothers, Conley Clark and Guy Brown, and one | 20 |
| sister, Edna Bowen; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Weldon Garten is felt by all who | 22 |
| knew and loved him, especially his sons and daughter-in-law, | 23 |
| Robert J. Garten and Stanley and Connie Garten; his daughters | 24 |
| and sons-in-law, Sharon and Paul Horn and Jane and John Carver; | 25 |
| his stepsons, Tim Boucher and Charles McMannis; his | 26 |
| grandchildren, Bradley Garten, Donnie Garten, Linda Curlee and | 27 |
| husband, Jeff, and Angie Dethrow and husband, David; his | 28 |
| sister, Lillian Sisk; and his mother-in-law, Ruby Gillooly; | 29 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| Weldon Garten and extend our sincerest condolences to his | 4 |
| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 7 |
| sympathy.
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