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92_HR0125 LRB9208454KBkb 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to 4 the family and friends of Thurman E. Yates of Eldorado, 5 Illinois, who recently passed away; and 6 WHEREAS, Thurman Yates was born in Eldorado on June 12, 7 1927; his parents were Hiram and Laura (Leek) Yates; on 8 January 8, 1949 he married Clara Podrasky; and 9 WHEREAS, Thurman Yates was a retired Illinois State 10 Trooper, serving bravely for thirty-three years; in 1998 he 11 retired after twelve years of serving as a security guard for 12 Kerr-McGee mines; and 13 WHEREAS, Thurman Yates was a veteran of the United States 14 Navy, serving in World War II; and 15 WHEREAS, The passing of Thurman Yates will be deeply felt 16 by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Clara; 17 his son, Larry (wife, Julie); his daughter, Sue; his brother, 18 Kenneth; his grandchildren, Philip, Elizabeth, and Ben; and 19 his three nieces; therefore, be it 20 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 21 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 22 we mourn the passing of Thurman Yates and send our sympathies 23 to his family and friends; and be it further 24 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 25 presented to the family of Thurman Yates.