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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Tom Burns Sr. of DeMotte, |
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| Indiana and Creal Springs on January 22, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Burns was born June 8, 1939, in West |
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| Frankfort, to Irma L. (Boyd) and Charles L. Burns; he was a |
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| 1957 graduate of Frankfort Community High School; on December |
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| 10, 1981, he married Toni Butkus-Urbano; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Burns was owner and founder of Town and |
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| Country Paving since 1982; previously, he was a coal miner; he |
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| was a member of DeMotte Christian Church and Lake of Egypt |
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| Christian Church in Marion; he was an avid hunter and |
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| fisherman, and also co-owner of Burns Goose Club; he loved and |
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| cared for his dog, Zerox; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Tom Burns has been deeply felt by |
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| many, especially his loving wife, Toni (Butkus-Urbano) Burns; |
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| his sons, Hugh T. Burns Jr. and wife, Janet, and Charles "Bob" |
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| Burns; his daughters, Anita Austin and Elizabeth "Beth" Morgan; |
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| his step-children, Michael Urbano, Renee Hineline and husband, |
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| Denis, Carmen Urbano, John Urbano, Rodney Urbano and wife, |
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| Cyndi, and Dan Urbano and wife, Judy; his 21 grandchildren; his |
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| 4 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Mildred Harkins and |
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| husband, Jerry; he was preceded in death by his parents; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Tom Burns Sr., and we extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |