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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 Duane A. "Butch" Mathis of Beach Park, |
| 4 | | who passed away on February 27, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Butch Mathis was born to Wayne and Vivian (Allen) |
| 6 | | Mathis in Waukegan on April 11, 1941; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Butch Mathis worked for Abbott Labs, retiring in |
| 8 | | 1996 after 37 years of service; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, For the past 54 years, Butch Mathis was a lifetime |
| 10 | | member of the Zion Moose Lodge; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Butch Mathis was an avid cribbage player, liked |
| 12 | | country music, and enjoyed working in his garage; he loved the |
| 13 | | Green Bay Packers, the Atlanta Braves, and traveling to his |
| 14 | | property up north in Wisconsin; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Butch Mathis was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 16 | | his second wife, Nancy; and his daughter-in-law, Laura Mathis; |
| 17 | | and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Butch Mathis is survived by by his two loving |
| 19 | | sons, Kenneth (Lynn Tester) Mathis and Scott (Teresa Nelson) |
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| 1 | | Mathis; his first wife and the mother of his sons, Mary |
| 2 | | Johnson; his second wife's children, Dan Capell, Dave Capell, |
| 3 | | and Rita Richardson; his sister, Karen (Bruce) Miller; his |
| 4 | | grandchildren, Jacob Mathis, Jennifer Capell, Jim (Kimber) |
| 5 | | Richardson, and Joe (Marlana) Richardson; his |
| 6 | | great-grandchildren, Elise, Vinny, Eva, Gabriel, Benjamin, and |
| 7 | | Rebecca; his nieces and nephews, Brock (Julianna) Miller, Derek |
| 8 | | (Jennifer) Miller, and Heather (Christopher) Harrison; and his |
| 9 | | great nieces and nephews, Brianna, Brandt, Zachary, Samantha, |
| 10 | | Madison, and Payton; therefore, be it
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| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 13 | | Duane "Butch" A. Mathis and extend our sincere
condolences to |
| 14 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it |
| 15 | | further
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 17 | | presented to the family of Butch Mathis as an expression of
our |
| 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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