Bill Text: IL SR1435 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Vernon Staelens.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1435 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1435-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Vernon "Vern" E. Staelens of Moline, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on September 13, 2020; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Vern Staelens was born to Frank and Gerada | ||||||
6 | (DeGetter) Staelens in Moline on April 4, 1929; he was a first | ||||||
7 | team Northwest Conference Football selection, named to the All | ||||||
8 | State Illinois High School Football Team, and qualified for the | ||||||
9 | Illinois State track meet in the district; he was the first | ||||||
10 | sophomore at Rock Island High School to play varsity football | ||||||
11 | and basketball and played guard for the undefeated football | ||||||
12 | team in 1944; he married Anna Mae "Annie" Manuel Mugerdichian | ||||||
13 | in Rock Island on August 31, 1968; he was a U.S. Army veteran | ||||||
14 | who served in WWII; after returning from service, he played | ||||||
15 | football for the semi-pro team the Quad City Mohawks; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Vern Staelens retired as a crew leader at Iowa | ||||||
17 | Illinois Gas and Electric Company in Rock Island after 36 | ||||||
18 | years; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Vern Staelens was a member of the East End Club | ||||||
20 | and a former member of Davenport Elks 298 and Vikings Club; he | ||||||
21 | was a 32 Degree Mason of Doric Lodge 319 in Moline; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Vern Staelens played softball for Parker's Tap, | ||||||
2 | Montgomery Elevator, Lou Reedy's, and Colman Florist; he loved | ||||||
3 | golfing, fishing, cooking, gardening, and collecting hats, | ||||||
4 | with 2000 hats in his collection; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Vern Staelens was preceded in death by his | ||||||
6 | daughter, Vicki Hockaday; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Vern Staelens is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
8 | daughters, Cindi Tsaboukos and Kimberly Halsey, A.P., D.O.M. | ||||||
9 | (Thomas Chapman); and his six grandchildren; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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12 | Vernon "Vern" E. Staelens and extend our sincere
condolences to | ||||||
13 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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16 | presented to the family of Vern Staelens as an expression of
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17 | our deepest sympathy.
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