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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 Edward Allen Pearce, who passed away on |
| 4 | | November 20, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edward Pearce was born on November 16, 1931 in |
| 6 | | Plumville, Pennsylvania; his parents were Edward Lloyd and |
| 7 | | Alice Elizabeth (nee Downing) Pearce and his stepmother was |
| 8 | | Louise Irene Pearce; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Edward Pearce enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, |
| 10 | | gardening, bowling, and casino trips; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Edward Pearce worked and later retired as an |
| 12 | | electrical lineman with International Brotherhood of |
| 13 | | Electrical Workers Local 9; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Edward Pearce was involved with Cub and Boy Scouts |
| 15 | | with Troop 76 in Waukegan for many years; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Edward Pearce was preceded in death by his wife, |
| 17 | | Esther L. Pearce; his parents; a son, Danny R. Pearce; 2 |
| 18 | | sisters, Wilma Grace (Bernard) Smith and Patricia (Don) |
| 19 | | Pendelton; 4 brothers, David L. (Iris) Pearce, Sr., John W. |
| 20 | | (Ruth A.) Pearce, Clayton L. Pearce, and Norman R. Pearce; and |
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| 1 | | a stepbrother, Harvey (Peggy) Casaday; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Edward Pearce is survived by 3 sons, Randall A. |
| 3 | | (Carmen) Pearce, William E. Pearce, and Ronald D. (Jodi) |
| 4 | | Pearce; a daughter, Ruth A. Clauson; 2 brothers, Donald |
| 5 | | (Rosangela) Pearce and Harold Keith (Donna) Pearce; 2 |
| 6 | | sisters-in-law, Ruth Pearce and Sally Pearce; a stepbrother, |
| 7 | | James (Shirley) Cassidy; a stepsister, Norma (Jim) Smith; 5 |
| 8 | | grandchildren, Tricia Clauson, Edward R. Pearce, Michael |
| 9 | | Perusky, Sr., Adam (Kelly) Bardosy, and Jeremy (Stacy) Knott; 9 |
| 10 | | great-grandchildren, Glenn Clauson, Breanna Beitzel, Michael, |
| 11 | | Jr., Ty, Chase, and Brooklyn Perusky, Brady, Evelyn, and |
| 12 | | Lillian Bardosy, and Alanta Knott; and many nieces and nephews; |
| 13 | | therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 16 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Edward Allen Pearce; |
| 17 | | and be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Edward Pearce as an expression of |
| 20 | | our sympathy.
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