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| 3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3 to learn of the death of Melvin Anton Hisey, formerly of Cuba, |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 who passed away on October 2, 2023; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Melvin Hisey was born in Chatfield, Minnesota to |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 John and Evelyn (Wondrasch) Hisey on June 10, 1936; he |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 attended Chatfield High School; he served in the U.S. Army |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 during the Korean War; he married Dora Slater in Chatfield on |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 June 8, 1957; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 WHEREAS, Melvin Hisey owned Hisey and Sons Construction in |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 Lewistown, and he was a natural woodworking craftsman, |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 building furniture and homes; after moving to Arizona, he |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 continued to advance in his career as a superintendent and |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 project manager for commercial construction companies; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 WHEREAS, Melvin Hisey was affectionately known as "Hot |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 Dog" later in life as it was his most often used phrase; his |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 faith was important to him; one of the highlights of his later |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 years was traveling to Washington, DC with other veterans to |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 visit the memorials with the Greater Peoria Honor Flight; he |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 and Dora lived life to the fullest and traveled across the |
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| 23 | 23 | | 21 country in their motorhome and on many bus trips; he was very |
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| 24 | 24 | | 22 proud of his family and loved them dearly; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 WHEREAS, Melvin Hisey was preceded in death by his wife of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2 63 years, Dora; his grandson, Christopher Flatt; and his |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3 sisters, Marjorie Dorholt and Mildred Moe; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4 WHEREAS, Melvin Hisey is survived by his children, Brenda |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5 (Dennis) Derry, Mel (Juli) Hisey, Bill (Wendy) Hisey, Darlene |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6 (Michael) Davidson, Cheryl Lockard (John Hardy), Mary (Mark) |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7 Wepprecht, and Tim (Peggy) Hisey; 11 grandchildren; 11 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; his sisters, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9 Millie Hisey, Marie Ragland, Marilyn Baker, and Mavis (Gerald) |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10 Williams; his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, John Slater, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11 James Cantrall, Paula Julien, Sandra Slater, and Dixie |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12 (George) Bruketta; and many nieces, nephews, and friends; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13 therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 48 | 48 | | 16 Melvin Anton Hisey and extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| 49 | 49 | | 17 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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