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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Lee Ambrose Cope of East Moline, who 
4passed away on December 30, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lee Cope was born on September 6, 1929 in Verdan, 
6Oklahoma; his parents were Horace and Ruby Young Cope; he 
7married Anna Welsch in 1950 in East Moline; she passed away on 
8October 9, 2011; he married Helen Bowers on January 31, 2012 in 
9Rock Island; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Lee Cope served in the United States Merchant 
11Marine at the age of 14 and served in the United States Army 
12during the Korean War; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Lee Cope held many jobs as a cement finisher in 
14the Quad Cities and Rockford; he enjoyed fishing, traveling, 
15and playing Santa to the neighborhood kids; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Lee Cope was preceded in death by his brother, 
17Marvin; his stepdaughter, Tina Anderson; and his stepson, Randy 
18Hood; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Lee Cope is survived by his wife, Helen; his son, 
20Phillip Cope; his stepchildren, Ronald Finley, Gina and Mike 
 
 
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1Hayes, and Rusty and Teresa Hood; his grandchildren, Nicki, 
2Christina, and Michael; his great-grandchildren, Macey and 
3Jenna; and his many step-grandchildren and 
4step-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
7family and friends, mourn the passing of Lee Ambrose Cope; and 
8be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to the family of Lee Cope as an expression of our 
11sympathy.