Full Text of SR0641 93rd General Assembly
SR0641 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 Thomas L. "Tom" "T.L." Menn | 4 |
| of Carthage on Saturday, July 3, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Menn was born on June 17, 1921 in Quincy to | 6 |
| George L. and Blanche M. Ruths Menn; he married Margaret Jo | 7 |
| Cleaver on June 3, 1945 in Perry, Missouri; and
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| WHEREAS, He went through school in Quincy, and in 1947, he | 9 |
| started Menn's Firestone Store in Carthage; he was affiliated | 10 |
| with the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company for 67 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the First United Presbyterian | 12 |
| Church of Carthage, where he served on numerous boards and | 13 |
| committees; he was the chairman of the Carthage 125th | 14 |
| anniversary celebration in 1962; he served on the Memorial | 15 |
| Hospital Board and the Carthage School Board, was a member of | 16 |
| the Carthage Chamber of Commerce, a past State president of the | 17 |
| Illinois Jaycees, past adult Boy Scouts of America volunteer, | 18 |
| and was a sponsor of numerous State championship softball and | 19 |
| baseball teams; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles | 21 |
| 3515 in Carthage, Hancock County Lodge #20 A.F. & A.M., Quincy | 22 |
| Valley Consistory Scottish Rite Masonry, Mohammed Temple | 23 |
| A.A.O.N.M.S, Hancock County 4-H Building and Grounds | 24 |
| Committee, and the Firestone National Dealer Council; he was a | 25 |
| member of the Illinois Tractor Pullers Association, and served | 26 |
| as M.C. for tractor pulls and other public events across the | 27 |
| Midwest; he was the 1997 recipient of the Donald Forsythe | 28 |
| Citizen of the Year award; for many years, Tom co-chaired the | 29 |
| Fourth of July parade in Carthage and was M.C. for the Carthage | 30 |
| Fourth of July celebration; he was grand marshal of the 2003 | 31 |
| parade, an honor he shared with Verlyn Bethard; and
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| WHEREAS, His passing has been deeply felt by many, | 2 |
| especially his wife, Margaret; his sons, Michael T. (Cindy) | 3 |
| Menn, Rodger J. (Debbie) Menn, Robert L. (Jane) Menn, and Mark | 4 |
| L. (Marta) Menn; his grandchildren, Kristin (Sid) Huls, Kaylee | 5 |
| Menn, Allison (Jeff) Martin, Christopher, Thomas J., Kaleb, | 6 |
| Lucas, and Jacob Menn; his step grandchildren, Matthew and | 7 |
| Kevin Richardson, and Amber Sims; his great-grandchildren, | 8 |
| Nolan and Cooper Martin; and his step great-grandchildren, | 9 |
| Hannah, Logan, and Emma Sims; he was preceded in death by his | 10 |
| parents, an infant grandson, and a brother, James Menn; | 11 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 |
| Thomas L. "Tom" "T.L." Menn, and we extend our deepest sympathy | 15 |
| to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 16 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Thomas L. "Tom" "T.L." Menn as an | 19 |
| expression of our sincerest condolences during their time of | 20 |
| loss.
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