| 1 | 1 | | <tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><p> </p> </td></tr></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SR0303</td><td class="xsl" align="center"></td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13504 ECR 25955 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><center><code>SENATE RESOLUTION</code></center> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>to learn of the death of Kenneth Eugene "Kenny" McNeely, who </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>passed away on April 25, 2025; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Kenny McNeely, the son of William H. McNeely and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Helen L. (Dickason) McNeely, was born in Avon on September 2, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>1948; he graduated from Bushnell-Prairie City High School in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>1966; he began serving in the U.S. Army in 1968, where he was a </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>member of Company C, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Division for 15 months during the Vietnam War; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Kenny McNeely worked as a farm equipment mechanic </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>for John Deere and Case International; he also served as a </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>mechanic for Butcher/Moon Farms for over 30 years; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Kenny McNeely spent countless hours buying, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>restoring, and selling Ford tractors with his father and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>brothers; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Kenny McNeely never knew a stranger, making </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>friends wherever he went; his vibrant and unwavering spirit, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>his love for farming, and his kindness touched the lives of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>many; and</code> </td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SR0303</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 2 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13504 ECR 25955 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Kenneth McNeely was preceded in death by his </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>parents; his sister, Nancy Underwood; and his siblings-in-law, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Gloria McNeely and Dale Head; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Kenny McNeely is survived by his children, Karen </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>D. (Brian) McNeely Yocks and K. Brett McNeely; two </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>grandchildren; and his siblings, Garry (Pat) McNeely, Russell </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>McNeely, Mary Buffum, and Beverly Head; therefore, be it</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Kenneth Eugene "Kenny" McNeely and extend our sincere </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>him; and be it further</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>presented to the family of Kenny McNeely as an expression of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>our deepest sympathy.</code> |
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