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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Archie L. McKelvie of Rock Island, who 
4passed away on September 16, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie was born in Alexis to Archie Logan 
6and Fern McKelvie on September 20, 1925; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie served in the United States Army 
8during World War II and the Korean War; during World War II, he  
9served in Europe with the Third Army, 80th Division Company G 
10317th Infantry; he was awarded three overseas Service Bars, the 
11European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with 4 Bronze 
12Battle Stars - Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and 
13Central Europe - plus the Purple Heart and the World War II 
14Victory Medal; he was wounded at Eolschuiller, France on 
15November 26, 1944; during the Korean War he served with the 
16399th Ordnance Battalion, a unit comprised of men from the 
17Quad-City area; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie worked for the U.S. Army Weapons 
19Command at the Rock Island Arsenal for over 30 years; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie was a member of the Two Rivers 
21Methodist Church for over seven decades; he was  also a Mason, a 
 
 
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1Shriner, and a member of the VFW, the American Legion, and the 
2Moose and Elks Clubs; he was a member of the Sons of the 
3American Revolution and  was the descendant of over  16 
4Revolutionary Patriots; both of his grandfathers served in 
5Illinois volunteer units during the Civil War; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie enjoyed  music and singing; he was 
7a member of his church choir for many decades and active in 
8several barbershop quartet groups; he participated in many 
9musical competitions, most notably the CASI Senior Olympics, 
10winning many awards; he was honored to have been named to their 
11Hall of Fame; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie was preceded in death by his 
13parents and  his siblings, Jane Pempek, Clyde Raymond McKelvie, 
14and Joan Deuger; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Archie McKelvie is survived by his  sons, Ronald, 
16Robert,  and Daniel; his  grandchildren, Kevin and Eric McKelvie 
17and Jennifer Fielder; six great-grandchildren; his longtime 
18companion, June Britton; and his brother-in-law, Don Deuger; 
19therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
22Archie L. McKelvie, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
 
 
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1family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
2further
  
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
4presented to  the family of  Archie McKelvie as an expression of 
5our deepest sympathy.