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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 Ralph L. |
| 4 | | Cox of Belleville, who passed away on August 10, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox was born on December 26, 1929 in |
| 6 | | Carterville; he married Teresa Monolo on March 15, 1952; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox served his country as a member of the |
| 8 | | United States Navy during the Korean War; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox served as an educator for 39 years, with |
| 10 | | 32 of those years as school superintendent of Belle Valley |
| 11 | | School District 119; as a strong proponent of education, he |
| 12 | | also lobbied in Springfield for many educational issues; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox was a member and past president of the |
| 14 | | Belleville Rotary Club; he was president of the Illinois |
| 15 | | Retired Teachers Association, the St. Clair County School |
| 16 | | Administrators, and the St. Clair County Retired Teachers |
| 17 | | Association; he was a board member of the Illinois Association |
| 18 | | of School Administrators; he was Vice President of Hospice of |
| 19 | | Southern Illinois; he was treasurer of the St. Clair Township |
| 20 | | Lighting District; he was also a member of Belleville Elks |
| 21 | | Lodge 481, American Legion Belleville Post 58, and many other |
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| 1 | | civic organizations and humanitarian boards; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox enjoyed spending time with his family |
| 3 | | and friends, bowling, fishing, and his Friday night beer and |
| 4 | | fish; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox was preceded in death by his parents, |
| 6 | | Lester and Mary (nee Rushing) Cox; a sister, Pauline Brown; and |
| 7 | | 2 brothers, Buster Cox and Bobby Cox; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Cox is survived by his wife of 62 years, |
| 9 | | Teresa (nee Monolo) Cox; 3 children, Gary Lee (Karen) Cox, |
| 10 | | Linda Sue (Scott) Pearson, and Jeffrey Allen (Krissa) Cox; 6 |
| 11 | | grandchildren, Kyle Thomas (Emily) Pearson, Angela Nicole |
| 12 | | Pearson, Zachary Alexander Cox, Robert Scott Pearson, Logan |
| 13 | | Allen Cox, and Caden Maxwell Cox; 2 great-grandchildren, Thomas |
| 14 | | Cooper Pearson and James George Pearson; and many nieces and |
| 15 | | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 17 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 18 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of |
| 19 | | Ralph L. Cox; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Ralph Cox as an expression of our |