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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 William B. Davenport of Havana, who |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 passed away on December 9, 2023; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, William Davenport was born in Palmyra to Dean and |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 Virginia (Bugenhagen) Davenport on September 26, 1934; he |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 served in the U.S. Army; he married June Weaver in Havana on |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 June 14, 1953; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 WHEREAS, William Davenport ran the Illi-Go Gas Station for |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 many years; he also owned cigarette vending machines, worked |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 in trailer sales, and owned Midwest Palette; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 WHEREAS, William Davenport was a member of St. Barnabas |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 Episcopal Church in Havana and the Masonic Lodge; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 WHEREAS, William Davenport was preceded in death by his |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 wife, June; his parents; his sons, Thomas and Timothy |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 Davenport; and his brother, Robert Davenport; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 WHEREAS, William Davenport is survived by his son, Anthony |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 "Tony" Davenport; his daughter-in-law, Brenda (Steve) |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 Davenport-Fornoff; his grandchildren, Kyle (Katie) Davenport, |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 Travis (Rachel) Davenport, Ty Fornoff, and Will Davenport; his |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 great-grandchildren, Myles, Klay, Kyler, and Oliver; his |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2 brother, Richard Davenport; his special niece, Lisa Dietsch; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 William B. Davenport and extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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