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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Merle Emery of Bunker Hill, who passed 
4away on May 10, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Merle Emery was born in Bunker Hill to John Wesley 
6and  Frances Marie (Maxwell) Emery on July 7, 1932; he married 
7Charlotte Ann Sneeringer at the Bunker Hill Baptist Parsonage 
8on April 6, 1951; he served in the United States Army during 
9the Korean Conflict; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Merle Emery worked as a truck driver; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Merle Emery was a Deacon at the First Assembly of 
12God Church in Bunker Hill for 21 years; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Merle Emery was preceded in death by his parents, 
14and  his  brothers, JW Emery and Lyle Emery; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Merle Emery is survived by his wife, Charlotte; 
16his son, Scott Emery; his  grandchildren, Eric Wayne Emery and 
17Nick Emery; his  three siblings, Dean Emery, William Emery, and 
18Shirley Shultz; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins; 
19therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
3Merle Emery, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, 
4friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
  
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
6presented to  the family of  Merle Emery as an expression of our 
7deepest sympathy.