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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Steven Clark "Steve" Sherwood of
4 Greenup, who passed away on January 13, 2025; and
5 WHEREAS, Steve Sherwood, the son of James Harvey and
6 Judith Marelene (Clark) Sherwood, was born in Effingham on
7 January 8, 1967; he graduated from Cumberland High School in
8 1985; he attended Lakeland College, where he earned his degree
9 in the paramedicine program; and
10 WHEREAS, Steve Sherwood wore many hats throughout his
11 working career while always remaining willing to serve his
12 community; he was a paramedic for 35 years and was currently
13 working as a paramedic and assistant ambulance coordinator
14 with the Greenup Area Fire Protection District - Ambulance
15 Service, where he was also a former firefighter; he was the
16 Coroner of Cumberland County, serving his third term at the
17 time of his passing; he previously worked as a truck driver,
18 served as the Emergency Management Agency Director of
19 Cumberland County for several years, and assisted at the Meyer
20 Funeral Home - Bishop Chapel and the Swengel-Odell Funeral
21 Home; and
22 WHEREAS, Steve Sherwood was a member of The Field's Church
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1 in Charleston, a 30-year member of Greenup Masonic Lodge #125,
2 where he served as past master and was supposed to have been
3 installed as senior warden, a 32-degree Mason, and a member of
4 the Danville Consistory of the Scottish Rite; he was also a
5 member of the Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners
6 Association; and
7 WHEREAS, Steve Sherwood enjoyed camping, boating,
8 traveling, dirt track racing, riding motorcycles, shooting
9 pool, and playing poker; he was a "wheeler and dealer" and a
10 handyman who was always willing to fix what needed fixing; and
11 WHEREAS, Steve Sherwood was preceded in death by his
12 parents; his brother-in-law, Les Wilhelm; and his great-niece,
13 Ella Grace; and
14 WHEREAS, Steve Sherwood is survived by his wife, Shirley
15 Sherwood; his children, Chris Ferguson, Jennifer (John)
16 Hampton, and Tate (Amber Diamond) Nichols; five grandchildren;
17 his siblings, Susan Wilhelm, Debbie (Max) Kuhn, and Mike
18 Sherwood; and his nephews and nieces, Ryan (Mykka) Darling,
19 Erin (Justin) Hetzel, Dana (Bryan) Porter, Ashley Sherwood,
20 and Emily Sherwood, and their families; therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
22 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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1 Steven Clark "Steve" Sherwood and extend our sincere
2 condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
3 him; and be it further
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