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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of William Elmer Lee Nickell of Hampton, who 
4passed away on October 15, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, William Nickell was born in Lineville, Iowa on 
6November 12, 1931 to Bertie and Ellen (nee Davis) Nickell; he  
7spent the first half of his life in the Mercer, Missouri and 
8the Lineville, Iowa areas; he served in the United States Army; 
9he married Joan Fair, and they had 2 daughters, Linda Lea and 
10Deborah Miann; he later married Diane Neely and gained 3 
11step-children, Michael, Debbie, and Robert; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, William Nickell worked at Hy-Vee and owned the 
13service station in Mercer; he eventually retired from J.I. 
14Case; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, William Nickell had a love of yard mowing and 
16always had a huge garden and loved sharing his bounty; he was 
17an avid fisherman and mushroom hunter; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, William Nickell was preceded in death by his 
19mother; his father; his sister, Lannie; his brother, J.B.; his 
20first wife, Joan; his second wife, Diane; his stepson, Mike; 
21and his daughter, Linda Lea; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, William Nickell is survived by his daughter, 
2Deborah Weber; his son-in-law, John (Maureen) Carter; his 
3grandkids, Donald (Crystal) Carter, John (Yadira) Carter, 
4Tanya (Eugene) Roman, Ronald (Nikki) Carter, Gregory Weber, 
5Mianna Kirk, Amy Weber, and Brittany (Kraig Karzin) Weber; his 
6great-grandkids, Mackenzie, Hannah, Emery, and Kya Lynn; his 
7best friend,  Paco (his dog); his brother, Raymond (Darla), and 
8their family; his sister-in-law, Anna, and her family; and his 
9step-children, Debbie and Robert, and their kids and grandkids; 
10therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13William Elmer Lee Nickell, and extend our sincere condolences 
14to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
15it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to  the family of  William Nickell as an expression of 
18our deepest sympathy.