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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Grant Withers of Petersburg, who
4 passed away on February 4, 2025; and
5 WHEREAS, Grant Withers, the son of Richard and Leslie
6 (Bennett), was born in Springfield on July 10, 2009; and
7 WHEREAS, Grant Withers was a student-athlete at PORTA High
8 School in Petersburg; and
9 WHEREAS, Grant Withers was a member of 4-H and Future
10 Farmers of America (FFA); and
11 WHEREAS, Grant Withers loved hunting with his brother,
12 fishing, riding dirt bikes and four-wheelers, working, and
13 spending time on the lake with his friends; he also loved
14 playing sports, including football, baseball, and basketball;
15 and
16 WHEREAS, Grant Withers was preceded in death by his
17 grandfather, George Withers, and his great-grandfathers,
18 Harold McHenry and Merle Bennett; and
19 WHEREAS, Grant Withers is survived by his mother, Leslie
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1 (Robert) Clifton; his siblings, Tucker, Wyatt, Maci Withers,
2 and Lane Clifton; his grandparents, Thomas and Jody Bennett
3 and Mary Withers; his great-grandmother, Carol McHenry; and
4 several aunts, uncles, and cousins; therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
7 Grant Withers and extend our sincere condolences to his
8 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
9 further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of Grant Withers as an expression of
12 our deepest sympathy.
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