Full Text of SR0356 93rd General Assembly
SR0356 93RD 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 regret of the death of William L. "Bill" Little of | 4 |
| Alton on Saturday, November 15, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Little was born on July 10, 1937 in Hannibal, | 6 |
| Missouri to William Leon and Marvel (Masterson) Little; he | 7 |
| married the former Patricia Margaret Conley on August 16, 1958 | 8 |
| at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Alton where the | 9 |
| family has attended for many years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Little graduated from Alton Senior High School | 11 |
| in 1956 and later attended Shurtleff College; he was employed | 12 |
| for 35 years at the former McDonnell Douglas Aircraft | 13 |
| Corporation and retired in 1997 as a Flight Line Inspector; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Little was very involved in politics and was a | 15 |
| Madison County Board Member for 30 years, a Madison County | 16 |
| Finance Chairman for 25 years, a member of the Madison County | 17 |
| Transit Board, Madison County Community Mental Health 70B | 18 |
| Board, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace | 19 |
| Workers for 30 years, a board member of the Alton Museum of | 20 |
| History and Art, past president of Illinois Association of | 21 |
| County Officials from 1994 to 1995, past president of Illinois | 22 |
| Association of County Board Members and Commissioners from 1988 | 23 |
| to 1989, an Alton Township Democratic Committeeman, a member of | 24 |
| Illinois Association of County Officials, past president of | 25 |
| Illinois Association of County Board Members, past president of | 26 |
| Godfrey Lions Club, and a Fourth Degree Member of Knights of | 27 |
| Columbus Pere Marquette Assembly No. 0203; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Little will be remembered for his love of his | 29 |
| family, church, community, and of the county where he lived, | 30 |
| worked, and served; he was an avid golfer and enjoyed | 31 |
| traveling; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Little has been deeply felt by | 2 |
| many, especially his wife, Patricia; his daughters and | 3 |
| son-in-law, Mary Christine Little, Barbara Ann Little, and | 4 |
| Kelly Little Keenan and husband, Michael; his grandchildren, | 5 |
| Zachary, Kaitlin, and Patrick Keenan; his sister and | 6 |
| brother-in-law, Mary Little Mueller and husband, Leonard; and | 7 |
| his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Carole and David | 8 |
| Roller and Vicky Conley and husband, Terry Gurnee; therefore, | 9 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 |
| William L. "Bill" Little of Alton, and we extend our sincere | 13 |
| and deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew | 14 |
| and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the family of Mr. Little as an expression of our | 17 |
| condolences.
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