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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 Brother
Paul McGinnis of Metropolis, who 
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passed away on February 15, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Paul McGinnis was a retired Baptist Minister, 
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having served churches in the Metropolis area for 51 years; he 
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planned and served on more than 200 mission trips to Jamaica 
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and Antigua; he was also devoted to World Changers Leadership 
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and the Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief Ministry; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Paul McGinnis owned and operated McGinnis Heating 
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for 35 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Paul McGinnis was preceded in death by his 
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parents, Clarence and Orphia Howard McGinnis; his brothers, 
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Earl Laverne McGinnis and Loren McGinnis; and his sister, Helen 
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McGinnis Shelton; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Paul McGinnis is survived by his wife of 55 years, 
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Jane Fuqua McGinnis; his sons, David McGinnis and his wife, 
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Connie, and Duane McGinnis and his wife, Mic; his daughter, 
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Beth Meinders and her husband, Randy; his granddaughter, Leslie 
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McGinnis Peternell and her husband, Ryan; his brothers, Howard 
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and Lindell McGinnis; his sister-in-law, Lorena McGinnis; and 
 


 






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his other relatives and friends; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Brother
Paul McGinnis; 
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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
Paul McGinnis as an expression of 
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our sympathy.