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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Clifford |
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| Ripley of Marion, who passed away on August 30, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Clifford Ripley was born November 24, 1924, in |
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| Moweaqua, the son of Oscar L. and Nellie (Babbs) Ripley; he |
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| married Virginia Mae Edens on November 3, 1947, in Gibson City; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was a lifelong member and trustee of Marion |
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| Independent Baptist Church; he retired from the Illinois State |
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| Health Department in 1986; he was an active member of the |
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| National Association of Sanitarians, where he served a term as |
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| president and a term as vice-president; and he was named the |
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| unsung hero for Southern Illinois in February 2002 for his |
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| dedication to bringing travel documentaries and movies to |
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| residents of local area nursing homes; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of AFSCME Illinois Retirees |
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| Chapter 31 and Marine Corps League Shawnee Detachment 812, |
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| which honored him in 2003 as Marine of the Year; he was a |
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| supporter and major influence in the Toys for Tots program |
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| every year; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia M. |
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| Ripley; his parents; and all seven of his siblings; and
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| WHEREAS, Clifford Ripley is survived by his sons, James L. |
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| Ripley and wife, Linda and David W. Ripley and wife, Karol; his |
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| daughters, Wrayanne R. Flasar, Gena M. Carmen, and Connie J. |
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| Rowe; his grandchildren, Lara "Jane" Flasar, Brandon Ripley and |
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| wife, Cassiey, Heather Cronin and husband, Matt, Mindy Carmen, |
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| Greg Carmen, Brittany Ripley, Ashley Ripley, Briana Rowe, and |
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| Makenna Rowe; his great-grandchildren, Tyler Black, Kaden |
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| Ripley, and Karter Ripley; and his many nieces and nephews; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of |
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| Clifford Riley; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Clifford Ripley as a symbol of our |
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| sincere sympathy.
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