SR0675 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were saddened to learn of the death of Bruce Carl Boyke on Saturday, August 14, 2004; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Boyke was born in Chicago to Carl William and Elsie Marie (nee Laffin) Boyke; he was raised in Zion; and

WHEREAS, His mother became a widow in 1933 and by herself, raised Mr. Boyke and his five siblings during the hard Depression years; she gave her children wisdom and encouragement and taught them how to work hard, their belief in God, love of family and country and the belief that they were as good as everyone else and they could do and be whomever they wanted to be; and

WHEREAS, During high school, Mr. Boyke was the football halfback no one could catch or tackle; he left Zion Benton High School at the age of 16 and entered the Army; he was recalled back to the service during the Korean War; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Boyke served one term as Waukegan precinct committeeman in 1952; he also served one term as mayor of the Village of Green Oaks; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Boyke was the owner of Bruce Concrete Construction Company; he started out with a shovel, wheelbarrow, and by the age of 30, with a labor of love and hard work, he became renown by many who admired him for his greatness in his ability to create a work of architecture; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Boyke was generous in the way he lived his life; he gave to strangers and the catholic church; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Boyke loved his family, his beautiful lawns and gardens, fishing and traveling all over the world with his wife; he loved people, politics, the outdoors with trees, birds, squirrels, and the sun upon his face; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Boyke has been deeply felt by all who knew him, especially his wife, Renee; his children, Laura (George) Cleghorn, Karen Boyke, Bruce Bradley Boyke, Blair (Michael) Deer, and Kerry (Berny) Schmidt; his grandchildren, Kathleen (William) Wright, Corey Bruce Cleghorn, Joseph Carl Deer, Amber Colleen Deer, Nicholas Kerber, and April Kelly Boyke; his great grandchildren, Aurora, Rianna, and Billy Wright; his siblings, Bill (Frankie) Boyke, Wayne Boyke, and Bonnie Snouffer; and many nephews, nieces, grandnephews, and grandnieces; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Bruce Carl Boyke, along with all who knew and loved him, and offer his family and friends our deepest sympathy; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Bruce Carl Boyke with our sincerest condolences.