Full Text of SR2299 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 Paul "Ponyo" Parks of East Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on October 3, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Paul Parks was born on April 21, 1944 in Preston, | 6 | | Mississippi; his parents were Walter Boyd and Rubie Parks; he | 7 | | married Sharon Turner on October 11, 1962 in Moline; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Paul Parks graduated from Davenport Central High | 9 | | School, where he was a member of both the football and track | 10 | | teams; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Paul Parks proudly served in the United States | 12 | | Marine Corps, where he achieved the rank of corporal and served | 13 | | as a contract surveillance specialist for Camp Pendleton; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Paul Parks loved to race cars and was a NHRA | 15 | | member; he won many awards and trophies from multiple Midwest | 16 | | raceways; he also loved westerns, which were always tuned in on | 17 | | his TV; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Paul Parks was preceded in death by his parents; | 19 | | his son, Paul Parks, Jr.; and his grandparents, Willie and | 20 | | Nelly Parks; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Paul Parks is survived by his wife, Sharon Parks; | 2 | | his daughter, Shirrelle (Cecil Jackson) Jones; his son, Mark | 3 | | Parks; his siblings, Wydell Boyd, Judy Boyd-Hillebrand, and | 4 | | Warren Boyd; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and | 5 | | many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 8 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Paul "Ponyo" Parks; | 9 | | and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Paul Parks as an expression of our | 12 | | sympathy.
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