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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of William J. "Billy" Burns, who passed away |
| 4 | | on April 1, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Burns was born in Chicago to Francis |
| 6 | | "Pinky" Bums and Frances Coughlin on February 24, 1931 and |
| 7 | | resided on the Northwest
side along with his five siblings, |
| 8 | | Peggy, Carol, the late Jack, DelAnne, and Sandy; he married |
| 9 | | Lois Eberle in 1953 and they went on to have seven children, 23 |
| 10 | | grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, William Burns initially practiced dentistry in |
| 12 | | the United States Navy; he opened his own practice in Deerfield |
| 13 | | in 1955, ultimately
moving to Lake Cook Plaza in 1979; his |
| 14 | | sons, Mike and Billy, practiced alongside him, and he proudly |
| 15 | | looked
forward to his grandsons, Billy and Joey, joining the |
| 16 | | dental ranks soon; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, William Burns enjoyed golfing, boating, playing |
| 18 | | Pickleball, frequenting non-gourmet parties, and attending |
| 19 | | countless sporting events, ceremonies, and plays; he enjoyed |
| 20 | | serving up his infamous "Bill's hot dogs" at the
cottage, and |
| 21 | | traveling frequently, with an annual boys-only fishing trip to |
| 22 | | Red Lake, Canada; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, William Burns gave back to
the community over the |
| 2 | | years in a variety of roles; in the mid-1950s, he served as one |
| 3 | | of the original founding
members of Deerfield Days; he joined |
| 4 | | the Deerfield Lions in 1957 and later served as its President; |
| 5 | | he was
President of the Holy Cross School Board and President |
| 6 | | of the Lake County Dental Society; the Town
of Deerfield |
| 7 | | appointed him Grand Marshal of its 4th of July parade
in 2010; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, William Burns is survived by
his children and |
| 10 | | their families, Linda (Joseph) Daniel with Tim (Meagan) - Ellie |
| 11 | | and Addy, and Erin (Brad)
Baum - Devin, Jean Carlson with Dan |
| 12 | | (Kara), Michael, and Kelly, Mike (Lisa) with Billy, Joey, |
| 13 | | Casey, and
Jack, Tom (Janet) with Will, Zach, Marin, and Tommy, |
| 14 | | Judy Paslaski with Tommy, Kara, Meagan, and Phoebe,
Billy |
| 15 | | (Heidi) with Corey, Johnny, Devin, and Riley, and the late Jim |
| 16 | | (Dawn) with Jimmy and Lexi; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 19 | | William J. "Billy" Burns, and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 20 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 21 | | further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |