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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 Buford "Boots" Walters of Alton, who |
4 | | passed away on October 29, 2011; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, He was born in February 1917 in Terre Haute, |
6 | | Indiana, the son of the late Curtis A. and Ethyl (Reese) |
7 | | Walters; he married Irene Henkhaus on September 4, 1940, at St. |
8 | | Bernard's Catholic Church in Wood River; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, He graduated from high school and attended |
10 | | Shurtleff College before going to work at Shell Oil Co. and St. |
11 | | Frances Convent in Alton; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, He was a longtime member of St. Mary's Catholic |
13 | | Church, and will be remembered as a devoted and loving husband, |
14 | | father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend to |
15 | | many; he enjoyed sports, travel, and loved to sing; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; |
17 | | his sister, Edna Reuter; and his brothers, Darrel, Joe, and |
18 | | Leland Walters; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Buford Walters is survived by his children and |
20 | | their spouses, Sue Goessling and John, Sharon Jun and Richard, |