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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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hear of the death of Louie Barker of Collinsville, who passed 
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away on August 9, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Louie Barker was born on  August 10, 1948 in 
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Highland; his parents were Robert and Alma, nee Brewer, Barker; 
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he married Carol Mae, nee Kunz, Barker on September 25, 1965 in 
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St. Jacob; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Louie Barker was an operating engineer who worked 
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out of Local 520; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Louie Barker was a member of St. Paul Lutheran 
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Church in Troy; in his more than 20 years of living in Troy, he  
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was a soccer coach, a baseball coach, a member of the American 
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Legion and  Little League, and traveled and coached with Select 
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Soccer teams; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Louie Barker was preceded in death by his parents; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Louie Barker is survived by his wife, Carol Mae; 
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his sons, Robert (Shelley) Barker and Ryan (Lisa) Barker; his 
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grandchildren, Drake, Skie, and Donovan Barker; his brother, 
 


 






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R.E. (Tammy) Barker; his brother-in-law, Bob (Tina) Kunz; his 
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niece, Susan (Michael) Smith Anderson; and his great-nephew, 
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Seth Anderson; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Louie Barker; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Louie Barker as an expression of our 
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sympathy.