Full Text of SR0534 093rd General Assembly
SR0534 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 |
| mourn the death of Howard L. Sims of Pana who passed away on | 4 |
| May 8, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born May 6, 1926, in Tower Hill, the son of | 6 |
| Howard W. and Geneva Haverstock Sims; he married Myrtle L. | 7 |
| Denton in 1947 in Pana; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Sims graduated from Pana Township High School | 9 |
| and the Police Training Institute at Champaign; he served as | 10 |
| chief of police in Pana from 1971-75; he worked as a deputy | 11 |
| sheriff of the Christian County Sheriff's Office from 1975 | 12 |
| until his retirement in 1993; he served as chief deputy from | 13 |
| 1998-2000; in addition, he was a certified state electrical | 14 |
| hosting engineer and a retired cement finisher of International | 15 |
| OP&CMIA; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, He was a member of Pana VFW Post 4431 and Oconee | 17 |
| Roy Ireland American Legion Post 317; he was a charter member | 18 |
| of the Illinois Sheriff's Association and a charter and life | 19 |
| member of AMVETS Post 44; he was a charter member of the Full | 20 |
| Gospel Church in Pana, where he held several positions, | 21 |
| including board member, trustee, youth leader, and Sunday | 22 |
| school teacher; Mr. Sims was a United States Marine Corps and | 23 |
| Reserves veteran of World War II, serving in the central | 24 |
| Pacific area; he also served as a drill instructor during the | 25 |
| Korean War; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Howard L. Sims will be deeply felt | 27 |
| by his wife, Myrtle; his five sons, Larry (wife, Cheryl) Sims, | 28 |
| Randy (wife, Annette) Sims, Greg (wife, Lisa) Sims, Brad (wife, | 29 |
| Sharon) Sims, and Tim (wife, Lisa) Sims; his 17 grandchildren; | 30 |
| his 8 great-grandchildren; his 2 brothers, Lyle Sims and Rev. | 31 |
| Dale Sims; and his 3 sisters, Ida Mae Bland, Geneva Denton, and |
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| Eula Suey; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, His son, Gary Leon Sims, preceded him in death; | 3 |
| therefore, be it | 4 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 6 |
| Howard L. Sims along with all who knew and loved him and extend | 7 |
| our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and be it | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Howard L. Sims as a token of our | 11 |
| deepest sympathy.
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