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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Samuel H. "Sam" Porter of Ipava, who |
| 4 | | passed away on January 17, 2025; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sam Porter was born in Macomb to Paul and Lela |
| 6 | | (Howell) Porter on September 21, 1934; he served in the U.S. |
| 7 | | Navy during the Korean War from 1952 to 1955; he married Linda |
| 8 | | Tyler in Ipava on October 14, 1956; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Sam Porter was a lifelong row crop farmer, |
| 10 | | cattleman, and inventor; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sam Porter was a member of the Ipava Presbyterian |
| 12 | | Church for 78 years; he was also a member of the Ipava Fire |
| 13 | | Department, Ipava American Legion Post #17, the V.I.T. School |
| 14 | | Board, and the Fulton County Farm Bureau; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Sam Porter stayed busy with work and community |
| 16 | | involvement, but he also took time to enjoy the small things in |
| 17 | | life; he enjoyed playing cards, attending the Fulton County |
| 18 | | Fair, and being the target of his best buddy Durg's practical |
| 19 | | jokes; he and his wife enjoyed attending their grandchildren's |
| 20 | | activities, including livestock shows and sporting events, |
| 21 | | often attending multiple events in one day; they enjoyed |
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| 1 | | traveling with friends, especially with the Ipava dune buggy |
| 2 | | crew to Branson, Missouri; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Sam Porter was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 4 | | his siblings, Bill Porter, Kathryn Miller, and Mary Keefauver; |
| 5 | | his daughter, Christie Kaye Porter; and his sister-in-law, |
| 6 | | Janette Porter; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Sam Porter is survived by his wife, Linda; his |
| 8 | | children, Craig (Cindy) Porter, Brian (Lonna) Porter, and |
| 9 | | Brenda (Dave) Crouse; his grandchildren, Katrina (Brian) |
| 10 | | Hartsock, Derek (Nicole) Porter, Levi (Abby) Porter, Kristen |
| 11 | | (Mike) Peters, Laci (Ryan) Hildebrand, Clay (Kelsey) Crouse, |
| 12 | | and Kylie (Seth) Kessler; his great-grandchildren, Ava |
| 13 | | Hartsock, Evan Hartsock, Leah Porter, Mya Porter, Fulton |
| 14 | | Peters, Rhett Peters, Lainey Peters, and Crew Kessler; his |
| 15 | | sister-in-law, Nancy Porter; and his brothers-in-law, Norm |
| 16 | | Miller and Don Keefauver; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 19 | | Samuel H. "Sam" Porter and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 20 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 21 | | further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |