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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of
William B. "Bill" Belshaw of Metamora, |
| 4 | | who passed away on April 12, 2012; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Belshaw was born on December 27, 1939, in |
| 6 | | Chicago; his parents were William L. and Elizabeth J. |
| 7 | | (Ehringer) Belshaw; he married Marjorie J. Obert on August 30, |
| 8 | | 1958, in Metamora; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, William Belshaw served his country with pride and |
| 10 | | distinction as a member of the United States Navy from 1956 to |
| 11 | | 1962; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, William Belshaw was employed as a manufacturing |
| 13 | | supervisor at the Caterpillar Inc. chemical processing plant in |
| 14 | | Mossville for 39 years until his retirement in 2001; he served |
| 15 | | as village president of Metamora for 2 years and as a village |
| 16 | | board trustee for 4 years; he also served as the Metamora Chief |
| 17 | | of Police for 21 years; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, William Belshaw was a past president of the Old |
| 19 | | Settlers Association and a board member of the Continental |
| 20 | | Hockey League, where he worked to bring professional hockey to |
| 21 | | Peoria's Logan Ice Dome in the 1970s; he was also a longtime |
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| 1 | | sponsor of Ducks Unlimited; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, William Belshaw enjoyed hunting on the Illinois |
| 3 | | River with his many friends and at Mallard Farms Incorporated, |
| 4 | | fishing, watching the Chicago Blackhawks, Peoria Rivermen, |
| 5 | | Peoria Blades, Dallas Cowboys, University of Illinois |
| 6 | | football, and NASCAR, rose gardening, and painting; he was also |
| 7 | | a competitive swimmer and had a black belt in judo; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, William Belshaw is survived by his wife, Marjorie; |
| 9 | | his son, Bill (Donna) Belshaw; his son-in-law, Ken (the late |
| 10 | | Sheree) Halvachs; his grandchildren, Ashlee Halvachs and Ken |
| 11 | | Halvachs Jr.; his brothers, Barry (Carol) Belshaw and Brad |
| 12 | | (Roxanna) Belshaw; his sister, Roberta (Alan) Hahn; and his |
| 13 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 16 | | his family and friends, the passing of William B. "Bill" |
| 17 | | Belshaw; and be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of William Belshaw as an expression of |
| 20 | | our sympathy.
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