Full Text of SR0682 97th 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 former Illinois State Representative | 4 | | Virgil Cornwell Wikoff of Champaign, who passed away on March | 5 | | 16, 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, He was born February 6, 1927, in Decatur, the son | 7 | | of Virgil L. and Grace Cornwell Wikoff; he married Helen Moore | 8 | | on August
23, 1947, in Maroa; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He grew up on a farm southwest of Maroa that has | 10 | | been in the Wikoff family since the 1860s; after graduation | 11 | | from Maroa Township High School in 1944, he enlisted in the | 12 | | United States Navy and served in the Pacific Theater; he then | 13 | | attended the
University of Illinois and received his Bachelor | 14 | | of Science degree in architectural engineering in 1951, | 15 | | following which he was recalled to active duty in the United | 16 | | States Naval Reserve and served for 18 months during the
Korean | 17 | | Conflict; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, When he returned to Champaign, he and a friend | 19 | | founded Lyman-Wikoff Inc., a general construction firm; he was | 20 | | a charter member of the Champaign-Urbana Chapter of the | 21 | | National Association of Home Builders; he was also a member of | 22 | | the Central Illinois Builders Association of the Contractors of |
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| 1 | | America, with whom he held several offices; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, He became active in the Champaign-Urbana Jaycees | 3 | | and served in many local and State offices; he was awarded a | 4 | | lifetime membership as a Senator in the Junior Chamber | 5 | | International in 1963; he was elected to the Champaign City | 6 | | Council in 1963 and served 4 years; he was then elected mayor | 7 | | of Champaign and served 8 years; during that time he was active | 8 | | in many associations, including the Illinois Municipal League, | 9 | | serving both on its board and as president; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, In 1977, he was elected to the Illinois House of | 11 | | Representatives and served 3 terms; he was later appointed as a | 12 | | member of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission and for many | 13 | | years was a public member of the Illinois Medical Disciplinary | 14 | | Commission; he was also a member of the American Arbitration | 15 | | Association; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Wikoff was a member of the Masonic Lodge, | 17 | | Bloomington Consistory, Ansar Shrine, and for a time was a | 18 | | member and chairman of the board of managers of the Masonic | 19 | | Home in Sullivan; he was also an active member of First | 20 | | Presbyterian Church in Champaign; he served on several boards, | 21 | | including the Salvation Army and Developmental Service Center | 22 | | and was a member of the VFW, Kiwanis, and the Champaign County | 23 | | Farm Bureau; he was
an honorary member of the University of |
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| 1 | | Illinois Varsity I Association, a past president of both | 2 | | Quarterback and Rebounders, and was also a long time supporter | 3 | | of University of Illinois sports and the University of Illinois | 4 | | Foundation; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and an | 6 | | infant daughter; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Virgil Wikoff is survived by his wife, Helen; his | 8 | | daughters, Terri (Robert) Bolduc and Patti (Greg) Bolton; his | 9 | | grandchildren, Jon (Jennie) Bolduc, Holly (Cavan) Dunn, Josh | 10 | | Bolduc, Kendra (Jon) Bristow, and Kristi (Todd) Carlson; and | 11 | | his great-grandchildren, Sophia Dunn, Casey Bolduc, Lyndley | 12 | | Carlson, and Atley Carlson; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 | | his family and friends, the passing of former Illinois State | 16 | | Representative Virgil Wikoff; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of former Illinois State Representative | 19 | | Virgil Wikoff as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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