SR1730 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of John Lee Rayburn of Bondville, who passed away on April 30, 2018; and

WHEREAS, John Rayburn was born near Bondville to J. W. and Ethel Pfiester Rayburn on November 22, 1921; he married Betty Jean Hammerschmidt in Monticello on November 19, 1944; and

WHEREAS, John Rayburn farmed in the Bondville area until his retirement in 2004; he raised purebred Hampshire swine for over 60 years; he was swine superintendent at the Champaign County Fair for 25 years and was head of the swine carcass show and sale for 20 years; and

WHEREAS, John Rayburn served as a Scott Township trustee for 28 years and as a drainage district commissioner; he served as a Trustee for the Bondville United Methodist Church and on various church boards; for the past 60 years, he was either a Bondville Fire Corporation volunteer fireman or a trustee on the board; and

WHEREAS, John Rayburn was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean; and

WHEREAS, John Rayburn is survived by his daughters, Sandra (Jim) Black and Shirley (Paul) Berbaum; his grandchildren, Gina Grant, Jamie Black, Joy Black, Tricia Anderson, and Jon Berbaum; eighteen great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; his beloved friend and companion, Pat Meriedth; and his sister, Mary Wood; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of John Lee Rayburn, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of John Rayburn as an expression of our deepest sympathy.