Memorials
Memorials
This memorial is set up in honor of our fellow SUVCW members.
This is to inform you that the past Department Commander, Bob Graham, past away at 5:15 on September 18, 2008. Bob was a long-time member of the John A. McClernand Camp #4 in Springfield as well as the former director of Oak Ridge Cemetery and a major part of the Lincoln Memorial Ceremony on April 15. Please send this notice out to your various camps.
- Ron Clark, Secretary
It is with deep regret that I report the passing of Brother Hiram Shouse, Jr., a "Real Son" of a Union Veteran of the Civil War, on January 1, 2005 in Humboldt, IA. As a member of the Col. John C. Byrner Camp 67, Department of Illinois, Brother Shouse honored the memory of his father, Dr. Hiram Shouse, Sr., who served in the 11th Illinois Infantry. There is to be a short service in Humboldt at 10:00am Thursday January 6, 2005 with cremation to follow.
- Jon E. Lickey, Dept. of IL Comm.Brother Tom Johnson passed away on January 1, 2005. Tom was the Master of Ceremonies during the Lincoln Memorial Service on April 15th. Tom received his 50 year pin from the Department of Illinois a few years ago, having joined the SUVCW in 1950. Naturally, the April 15th ceremony will go on as always, but Tom's presence will be greatly missed.
- Ron Clark