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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 Fred Palin of Cuba, who passed away on |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 January 13, 2025; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Fred Palin was born to Frederick T. Palin and |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 Laura Tenant Palin in Cuba on February 6, 1933; after |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 graduating from Cuba schools, he attended Northwestern |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 University and Central State College in Edmond, Oklahoma; |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 following his service in the U.S. Army, he attended Michigan |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 State University; he married Ruth Ann McDonald on August 14, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 1953, and she preceded him in death in 2011; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 WHEREAS, Fred Palin worked with his father to reorganize |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 the Day & Palin grocery stores in Fulton and Mason Counties in |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 the mid-1950s; after purchasing the business from his father, |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 he operated grocery stores in Cuba, Lewistown, Havana, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 Farmington for over 40 years; after selling the grocery |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 stores, he created a general merchandise and eBay store that |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 continues to operate; his passion for retailing was his way of |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 making a creative contribution to the community; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 WHEREAS, Fred Palin was actively involved in the |
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| 23 | 23 | | 21 Independent Grocers Association (IGA), the Cuba Christian |
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| 24 | 24 | | 22 Church, and the Fulton County Community Concert Association |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 over the years; he also loved big band and classical music; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2 WHEREAS, Fred Palin is survived by his children, Philip |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3 Jon (Jeannie) and Jana Lea; three grandchildren; his nieces, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4 Amy Sabol and Mary Nelmes; and his niece-in-law, Jan (the late |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5 James Joseph) Nelmes; therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8 Fred Palin and extend our sincere condolences to his family, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9 friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11 presented to the family of Fred Palin as an expression of our |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12 deepest sympathy. |
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