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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn of the death of Junior B.
 4    "Lefty" Ayres of Wood River on September 5, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Ayres  was  born  October   6,   1922   in
 6    Jerseyville,   Illinois  to  the  late  Lee  Roy  and  Frezia
 7    (Stoeckel) Ayres; he married Laverna (Baker) Ayers in  August
 8    1942 in Alton; and

 9        WHEREAS, Mr. Ayres retired after 33 years of service as a
10    salesman  for WonderBread and later worked for Wedge Bank for
11    15 years; the United States Army veteran served  his  country
12    during  World War II in the Panama Canal Zone and is a member
13    of the Alton V.F.W. Post #1308 and Alton American Legion Post
14    #126, the Alton Eagles Aerie #254, the Teamsters  Local  525,
15    the Upper Alton Baptist Church, and the Western Star Lodge #1
16    I.O.O.F., where he was a recipient of his fifty year pin; and

17        WHEREAS,  His favorite pasttimes were baseball, softball,
18    bowling, fishing, and hunting; he was the  Baseball  Chairman
19    for  the  American Legion Post 126 baseball program from 1972
20    until 2002 and recently had a batting cage  at  Gordon  Moore
21    Park  dedicated  in  his  honor;  he was also a past precinct
22    committeeman for the City of Alton; and

23        WHEREAS, Mr. Ayres's passing will be deeply felt  by  his
24    daughter,  June  Naugle;  his two sons and a daughter-in-law,
25    Bowen Ayres, and Dr. David and Nancy Ayres; his  foster  son,
26    Dr. Dai Ping; his grandchildren, Sheri and Rocco Ameduri, and
27    Clay  Naugle;  his foster grandchildren, Alicia Ping, Jessica
28    and Kevin Mills, David and Karen Ping, and  Mary  and  Joshua
29    Hipsher;  his  great grandchildren, Tara and Vincent Ameduri;
30    his brother and sister-in-law, Louis and Harriett Ayres;  his
31    sister,  Dardanella Boker; and other extended family and many
32    dear friends; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by a sister,  Elizabeth
 2    Woodman; and a son-in-law, Robert Naugle; therefore, be it

 3        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
 4    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
 5    Junior B. "Lefty" Ayres along with all who knew and loved him
 6    and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends;
 7    and be it further

 8        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 9    presented  to  the  family  of  Junior B. "Lefty" Ayres as an
10    expression of our deepest sympathy.