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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Lonnie R. Skirvin of Kampsville, who 
4passed away on November 29, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lonnie Skirvin was born on July 26, 1945, in 
6Louisiana, Missouri, to Charles Vinton and Frances Arelene 
7(Pritchett) Skirvin; he was a 1964 graduate of Pleasant Hill 
8High School; he married Faith Ann Stevenson on February 10, 
91973, in Orion; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Lonnie Skirvin served as a U.S. Marine during the 
11Vietnam War; he was awarded with 2 Purple Hearts as a result of 
12being critically injured in battle; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Lonnie Skirvin was a member of the Kampsville 
14American Legion Post #1083 and the Pleasant Hill United 
15Methodist Church; he was a life-long grain and livestock farmer 
16and a 27-year member of the Calhoun County Farm Bureau Board; 
17and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Lonnie Skirvin was preceded in death by his 
19parents; his sister, Phyllis K. Skirvin; his son, Steven Ray 
20Skirvin; and his mother-in-law, Emma Stevenson; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Lonnie Skirvin is survived by his wife, Faith; his 
2children, Dena Skirvin, Craig (Ashley) Skirvin, and Ann (Shawn) 
3Harshman; his sisters, Joan Myers, Ruth Ellen (Evert) Poyner, 
4and Beverly Yokem; his brothers, Douglas (Dorothy) Skirvin, 
5Larry (Kay) Skirvin, and Charles Skirvin; his father-in-law, 
6Robert Stevenson; his grandchildren, Sarah, Grace, Allyson, 
7Adelyn, Ella, and Landon; and his numerous nieces and nephews; 
8therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Lonnie Skirvin, and we extend our sincere condolences to his 
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
13further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of Lonnie Skirvin as an expression of 
16our deepest sympathy.