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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Clyde D. McKenrick of Moline, who 
4passed away on November 9, 2023; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Clyde McKenrick was born to Homer and Mary 
6McKenrick on February 13, 1929 and was raised on the family 
7farm near Low Moor, Iowa; he attended Low Moor and Malone 
8Elementary Schools, Elvira High School, and Coe College; he 
9married Frances Lois McKenrick at Low Moor Methodist Church in 
10Low Moor, Iowa on December 23, 1949; he served in the U.S. Army 
11in Korea and at Wolters Air Force Base in Texas with the 
12Special Category Army with Air Force from 1952 and 1953; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Clyde McKenrick worked at Curtis Brothers 
14Woodwork from 1948 to 1952 and from 1953 to 1966, Standard 
15Brands, also known as Clinton Corn Processing Co., from 1966 
16to 1982, and Indiana Sugars from 1982 to 1991; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Clyde McKenrick was a member of Riverside United 
18Methodist Church, Camanche Masonic Lodge #60 A.F.A.M., where 
19was a past master and 50-year member, Clinton Scottish Rite 
20Bodies, Low Moor O.E.S., where he was a past patron, and the 
21Korean War Veterans Association, where he served as the 
22Illinois state secretary in 2014; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Clyde McKenrick was preceded in death by his 
2parents; two children; a great-granddaughter; a brother; and a 
3niece; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Clyde McKenrick is survived by his wife; his 
5children, Beth E. Morrison and Gary D. (Kathryn) McKenrick; 
6his grandchildren, Trisha A. (David) Hey, Brian K. (Erin) 
7McKenrick, Patrick (Jami) Morrison, Richard Morrison, Amy 
8Morrison, and Ann (Blake) Morrison; 12 great-grandchildren; 
9and his nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
12Clyde D. McKenrick and extend our sincere condolences to his 
13family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
14further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Clyde McKenrick as an expression of 
17our deepest sympathy.