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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 H. "Bill" Wilkinson of |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 Wyoming, Illinois who passed away on November 29, 2024; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Bill Wilkinson was born to Harold and Betty |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 (Graves) Wilkinson in Kewanee on September 16, 1942; he |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 graduated from Wyoming Community High School in 1961; he |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 served in the U.S. Army, and he was stationed in Iran during |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 the Vietnam War; he was awarded a National Defense Service |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 Sharpshooter (rifle) Medal for his service; he married Susan |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 C. Hill on June 26, 1971; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 WHEREAS, Bill Wilkinson worked as a diesel mechanic for |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 Caterpillar, Inc. for 35 years; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 WHEREAS, Bill Wilkinson belonged to the Chillicothe |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 Sportsmen's Club, where he enjoyed volunteering and shooting |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 his weekly target practice; fishing was another of his |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 lifelong interests; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 WHEREAS, Bill Wilkinson's skills in carpentry, plumbing, |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 welding, farming, gardening, and working on electrical and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 mechanical projects kept him busy on his farm and with helping |
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| 23 | 23 | | 21 his friends and family; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 WHEREAS, Bill Wilkinson was preceded in death by his wife; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2 his parents; his sister, Becky (Steve) Bogner; his niece, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 Jennifer Wilkinson; his nephew, Michael Kenyon; and his |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4 brothers-in-law, Ed (Pat) Borop and Melvin "Lyle" (Chris) Hill |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5 II; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 WHEREAS, Bill Wilkinson is survived by his children, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7 Christina (Jim) Lauwerens, Anita Wilkinson, and Raymond |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8 (fiance Robin) Wilkinson; five grandchildren; his siblings, |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9 Jim (Barb) Wilkinson, Jeanette Wilkinson, Pat Borop, Rhonda |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10 Wilkinson, and David Wilkinson; and many nieces, nephews, |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11 great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14 William H. "Bill" Wilkinson and extend our sincere condolences |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15 to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
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