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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Edwin Earl "Ed" Hess of Chrisman, who |
| 4 | | passed away on February 16, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ed Hess was born in Danville to Harold and Vida |
| 6 | | (Skidmore) Hess on June 20, 1941; he married Mary M. Evans at |
| 7 | | the First Baptist Church in Clinton, Indiana on December 22, |
| 8 | | 1968; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ed Hess retired after a farming career of many |
| 10 | | years; he also worked as a custodian for Chrisman Elementary |
| 11 | | School; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ed Hess devoted much of his life to service and |
| 13 | | volunteerism; he was the current Brouilletts Creek Township |
| 14 | | Clerk and a current precinct committeeman for the Edgar County |
| 15 | | Republican Central Committee; he was especially dedicated to |
| 16 | | the Edgar County Farm Bureau; he had been active for many years |
| 17 | | as the Brouilletts Creek Township Director, where he was head |
| 18 | | of the Travel Committee; The Ed Hess Volunteer of the Year |
| 19 | | Award was named in honor of his many years of service; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Ed Hess was a member of Friends Chapel Church of |
| 21 | | Scottland, where he served as a trustee; he was a member of the |
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| 1 | | Bowling 700 Club of Terre Haute; he enjoyed cooking, catering, |
| 2 | | traveling, and spending time with his family, especially his |
| 3 | | four grandchildren; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ed Hess was preceded in death by his parents; his |
| 5 | | brother, Floyd Hess; his brothers-in-law, Bud Hutson, John |
| 6 | | Evans, and Donald Evans; and his sister-in-law, Norma Hess; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ed Hess is survived by his wife, Mary; his |
| 8 | | children, Douglas (Misty) Hess and Missy (Jeff) Goeppner; his |
| 9 | | brother, Dane (Judy) Hess; his sisters, Carolyn Hutson, Hazel |
| 10 | | (Earl) Wyant, and Connie (Kerry) Simpson; his grandchildren, |
| 11 | | Zack and Drew Hess and Sydney and Matt Goeppner; his |
| 12 | | sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Evans, Sue Evans, and Phyllis Hess; |
| 13 | | and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 16 | | Edwin Earl "Ed" Hess, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 18 | | further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Ed Hess as an expression of our |
| 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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