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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Paul E. Forby of Benton, who passed away 
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on January 1, 2008; Mr. Forby was the father of our colleague, 
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Illinois State Senator Gary Forby; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Paul E. Forby was born December 23, 1924, in 
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Makanda, the son of Homer Forby and Ethel (Maze) Forby; he was 
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raised by his stepfather, Herbert Draper; he married the former 
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Betty June Elkins on August 27, 1943; and

 

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    WHEREAS, He worked as a superintendent for E.T. Simonds for 
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18 years and then worked as a coal miner at Freeman Mine 6 in 
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Waltonville for 19 years and retired at age 62; he was a member 
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of UMWA, Benton Masonic Lodge, and the Shrine Temple and Steel 
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City Baptist Church; he enjoyed golfing and camping with his 
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wife, Betty, in Texas and Florida; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Forby was preceded in death by his parents; 
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his stepfather, Herbert Draper; and one granddaughter, Melissa 
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Forby; and

 
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    WHEREAS,

Paul E. Forby is survived by his wife, Betty June 
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Forby; his three sons, Illinois State Senator Gary Forby and 
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wife, Angie, Mike Forby and wife, Glenda, and Eric Forby and 
 


 






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wife, Amy; his eight grandchildren, Lisa Black and husband, 
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Mike, Justin Forby, Jeremy and Mackenzie Fleetwood, Dustin 
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Forby, Melissa Cole and husband, Kevin, and Jake and Zack 
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Forby; his three great-grandchildren, Hanna Forby, and Trey and 
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Chase Cole; his brother, Homer Forby and wife, Niecey; and 
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several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Paul E. Forby; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Paul E. Forby as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.