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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Marvin W. |
| 4 | | Teel; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Teel was born on July 23, 1923 in rural |
| 6 | | Mulkeytown and lived in Franklin County for most of his life; |
| 7 | | and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Teel graduated from Southern Illinois |
| 9 | | University with a degree in physics, chemistry, and math and |
| 10 | | had an early career with Sangamo Corporation as a chemist; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Teel served his country as a member of the |
| 12 | | United States Navy as a radio operator during World War II; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Teel served as a rural mail carrier in |
| 14 | | Mulkeytown for 44 years; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Teel was an excellent mechanic and a race |
| 16 | | car fan; he operated an antenna and tower installation business |
| 17 | | and still rode his bicycle and delivered newspapers for Benton |
| 18 | | Evening News until the age of 90; he also took great pleasure |
| 19 | | in frequently writing letters to the editor of many newspapers, |
| 20 | | including the Southern Illinoisian, and framing the |
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| 1 | | conservative world views on various issues of the day; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Teel was a faithful member of Greenwood |
| 3 | | United Methodist Church of rural Mulkeytown; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Teel was preceded in death by his parents, |
| 5 | | Leslie and Elnora (nee Ward) Teel, and a brother, Harley L. |
| 6 | | Teel; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Teel is survived by his wife of 70 years, |
| 8 | | Marilyn (nee Flowers) Teel; 4 children, Sherry (Larry) Bullock, |
| 9 | | Forrest (Ann) Teel, Winona Teel, and Taylor (Kim) Teel; 7 |
| 10 | | grandchildren, Linaya Germann, Trevor Bullock, Courtney |
| 11 | | Overturf, Harrison Teel, Mackenzie Teel, Shawn Teel, and |
| 12 | | Brianna Teel; 8 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Edna Neal; |
| 13 | | therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 15 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 16 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | Marvin W. Teel; and be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Marvin Teel as an expression of our |
| 20 | | sympathy.
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