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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 William "Bill" Redden of Wood River, who |
| 4 | | passed away on January 16, 2013; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Redden was born on June 8, 1927, to Hugh |
| 6 | | and Thelma (Frazier) Redden; he married Helen Wilkinson on June |
| 7 | | 11, 1949, who preceded him in death on May 5, 1989; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, William Redden worked for Roxana School District |
| 9 | | #1 for 29 years; he was a physical education teacher, math and |
| 10 | | health teacher, and a cross country, track, and basketball |
| 11 | | coach; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, William Redden married Donna Kemp on November 3, |
| 13 | | 1990, in Rosewood Heights; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, William Redden enjoyed golf, woodworking, |
| 15 | | fishing, coin collecting, pinochle, and was an avid Chicago |
| 16 | | Cubs fan; he was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church |
| 17 | | in Rosewood Heights for 55 years, serving as a trustee and on |
| 18 | | numerous committees; he served as a Wood River city councilman |
| 19 | | for 9 years; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, William Redden was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents; his first wife; his granddaughter, Kristina; and his |
| 2 | | brothers, Hugh and James; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, William Redden is survived by his second wife, |
| 4 | | Donna; his sons, Dave (Barb), Richard, and Darin (Chandra) |
| 5 | | Redden; his daughters, Debby Nicholas, Donna K. (Gary) Murray, |
| 6 | | and Diane (Don) Ford; his grandchildren, Shawn, Bradley, |
| 7 | | Alison, Donny, Kelly, Sandy, Rachel, Stephanie, Zach, Becky Jo, |
| 8 | | Vicky, Donnie, Deanna, Danny, Annie, D.J., Meghan, and Maddie; |
| 9 | | his 16 great-grandchildren; his 2 expectant |
| 10 | | great-grandchildren; his sisters, Marge (Sam) Carter, Jan |
| 11 | | LeFeber, and Betty (Frank) Pasternak; his sisters-in-law, |
| 12 | | Betty and Rosemary Redden; his stepson, David (Annette) |
| 13 | | Dennigmann; his stepdaughter, Dawn (Brian) O'Rourke; his |
| 14 | | nieces, nephews, cousins, and his Wilkinson and Kemp extended |
| 15 | | families; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | William Redden, and we extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of William Redden as an expression of |
| 23 | | our deepest sympathy.
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