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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Craig |
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| Phillips of Aurora, who passed away on January 31, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Craig Phillips was born on January 29, 1922 in |
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| Evanston; he was the son of the late John Noble and Elizabeth |
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| (Gordon) Phillips; he married Estelle Richmond on May 7, 1955; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Craig Phillips was a graduate of Evanston Township |
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| High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Craig Phillips served his country with pride and |
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| distinction as a member of the United States Army Air Force |
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| from 1943 to 1946 in Manila, Philippines; and
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| WHEREAS, Craig Phillips retired from Barber-Greene Company |
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| in 1994 as a corporate personnel manager; and
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| WHEREAS, Craig Phillips and his wife dedicated their lives |
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| to Christ and taught Sunday school at Central Bible Church and |
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| Orchard Valley Baptist Church in Aurora; Mr. Phillips spent his |
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| retirement years volunteering at the Wayside Cross Rescue |
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| Mission in Aurora, where he taught the "Master's Touch" series |
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| 6 days a week; he was also an active member of The Gideon's |
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| International Organization; and
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| WHEREAS, Craig Phillips was preceded in death by his wife, |
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| Estelle; his brother, Gordon Phillips; and his sisters, |
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| Marjorie Lochridge and Nancy Chandler; and
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| WHEREAS, Craig Phillips is survived by his daughter, Diane |
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| (Tom) Kleinfeldt; his grandchildren, Kimberly (Kleinfeldt) |
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| Durbin and Rev. Thomas M. (Kathy) Kleinfeldt; his |
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| great-grandchildren, Spc. Bethany (Spc. Jason) LaRossa, Spc. |
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| David (Christine) Durbin, Bryan Kleinfeldt, Jonathan (Anne) |
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| Kleinfeldt, and Jordan Ferrell; his great-great-grandchildren, |
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| Sydney and Jayson Long, Leila Kleinfeldt, Dominic and Adrianna |
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| LaRossa, Daniel Durbin, and Madison Fore; his brother, John |
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| Noble (Mary) Phillips; and his many nieces and nephews, |
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| including his special niece, Ellen Frohnmeyer, and his special |
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| nephew, Craig Phillips; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Craig |
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| Phillips; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Craig Phillips as an expression of |