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This resolution mourns the death of Harold Edwin King Sr., a prominent Peoria businessman and community leader who passed away on February 11, 2025. The resolution highlights King's significant life accomplishments, including graduating from Bradley University, serving in the Korean War, and having a distinguished career in financial services, notably as president of Provident Federal Savings and Loan. King was actively involved in community organizations, serving in leadership roles with the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Rotary, and Mt. Hawley Country Club, and later in Florida's Hunter's Ridge Country Club. The resolution emphasizes his personal qualities, describing him as a person of quiet strength, wit, and optimism, who was known for his kindness and ability to tell clever jokes. It notes that King was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Ann, and is survived by his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and a good friend. The document formally expresses the Illinois Senate's condolences to King's family and friends and resolves to present a copy of the resolution to his family as a gesture of sympathy.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=141&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SR&SessionID=114&GA=104