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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 Ralph F. Coomes of Moline, who passed |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 away on February 3, 2024; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Ralph Coomes was born to John and Fannie |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 (Ridenour) Coomes in Evansville, Indiana on July 7, 1925; he |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945; he graduated from |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 Bosse High School in Evansville in 1946; he married Lucille |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 Lawson in Litchfield on June 21, 1948, and she preceded him in |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 death in 2005 after 57 years of marriage; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 WHEREAS, Ralph Coomes was a salesman for Newberry's, |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 Goodyear, and then Reflex Fitness Products in Milan, retiring |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 in 2013; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 WHEREAS, Ralph Coomes was a member of Grace Bible |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 Fellowship, VFW Post 2153, and the Friends Circle Club, |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 Moline; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 WHEREAS, Ralph Coomes was proud to attend an Honor Flight |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 in 2010; he was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 WHEREAS, Ralph Coomes was preceded in death by his |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 parents; his daughter, Karen Woods; his grandson, Steven |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Woods; and his great-grandson, Nathan Woods; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2 WHEREAS, Ralph Coomes is survived by his children, Diane |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 (Craig) Askam and Dave (Elaine) Coomes; his grandchildren, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 George (Chanda) Woods, Chris (Mark) Wilson, Heather (Mark) |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 Johnson, Jody (Steven) Kern, Tim (Jodie) Askam, Kim (Ryan) |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 Woodward, and Kyle (Laura Poffenbarger James) Coomes; his |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 great-grandchildren, Brenon Wilson, Alex Kern, Jacob Kern, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 Garret Johnson, Henry Woodward, Lucy Woodward, Owen Woodward, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 Taylor (Trevor) O'Neill, Chelsey (Mike) Krocza, Kendal Gruman, |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10 Julia DePriest, and Jarod DePriest; and his |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 great-great-grandchildren, Reid Krocza, Dane Krocza, Olivia |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 O'Neill, and Jackson O'Neill; therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15 Ralph F. Coomes and extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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