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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Edward John "Ed" Buss of McHenry, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on February 23, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ed Buss was born on April 17, 1929, and he resided | ||||||
| 6 | in McHenry his entire life; he excelled in academics and | ||||||
| 7 | athletics in his youth; he married Joan Theresa in May 1950; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, After his father's unexpected passing, Ed Buss | ||||||
| 10 | assumed the responsibility for his father's auto dealership, | ||||||
| 11 | Buss Ford, at the age of 18 and became a successful | ||||||
| 12 | businessman; although he rarely sold a car himself at the | ||||||
| 13 | dealership, he would take care of problems and give people a | ||||||
| 14 | ride home when their cars were being serviced; his sons joined | ||||||
| 15 | the business in the 1970s, and one of his grandsons now runs | ||||||
| 16 | it; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Ed Buss was a civic-minded individual; he began | ||||||
| 18 | his political life at the age of 33 in April 1963, running as | ||||||
| 19 | an independent for the McHenry County Board; during his | ||||||
| 20 | tenure, he was instrumental in the building of the Charles | ||||||
| 21 | Miller Road and its bridge; he served on the board for 25 | ||||||
| 22 | years, retiring in 1988 after spending the last four years | ||||||
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| 1 | serving as chair; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Ed Buss coached youth baseball, basketball, and | ||||||
| 3 | football; he was a lifetime supporter and a member of the | ||||||
| 4 | McHenry Little League Association Board for 12 years; for his | ||||||
| 5 | efforts and dedication, he was inducted into the McHenry | ||||||
| 6 | Little League Association Hall of Fame, and Buss Field in | ||||||
| 7 | McHenry was named after him; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Ed Buss's fondest memories were spent at the | ||||||
| 9 | McHenry Country Club, where he won 13 club championships and | ||||||
| 10 | 13 senior club championships and boasted a best round of 62; he | ||||||
| 11 | was on the country club board of directors for 12 years and | ||||||
| 12 | served as president for four years; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Ed Buss and Joan were members of St. Mary's | ||||||
| 14 | Church in McHenry for their entire married life; in | ||||||
| 15 | retirement, he enjoyed playing the stock market and wintering | ||||||
| 16 | at their home in Surprise, Arizona; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Ed Buss was preceded in death by his wife of 72 | ||||||
| 18 | years, Joan; his parents, Edward Buss Sr. and Ella (Newman) | ||||||
| 19 | Buss; his grandson, Ryan; his sister, Betty; and his brother, | ||||||
| 20 | Bernie; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Ed Buss is survived by his children, Judie (Leo) | ||||||
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| 1 | Dobner, Bonnie Bjorkman, Patricia (Sig) Schatz, Stephen | ||||||
| 2 | (Diane) Buss, and Robert (Ann) Buss; his 14 grandchildren; and | ||||||
| 3 | his 15 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 6 | Edward John "Ed" Buss and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 7 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 8 | further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to the family of Ed Buss as an expression of our | ||||||
| 11 | deepest sympathy.
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