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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Bill Hammond of Westmont, who passed away
4 on March 10, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Bill Hammond was born June 19, 1931; he was a 20
6 year United States Air Force retiree; he served the last four
7 years of duty as a main United States Air Force Recruiter for
8 the western suburbs of Chicago; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He married his wife, Joyce Hammond, at Barksdale
10 Air Force Base in 1954; he met Joyce in England while serving
11 in the Air Force; he was also retired from Continental Bank of
12 Chicago, where he had a second career of Professional Placement
13 Recruiter, and worked as the first Personnel Manager of Little
14 Friends, Inc. of Naperville and Downers Grove; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He completely retired in 1993; he enjoyed
16 traveling, Cubs baseball, and Bears football; he also enjoyed
17 his grandchildren and was active in the First United Methodist
18 Church of Westmont; and
 
19     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his son, Brad Hammond;
20 and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Bill Hammond is survived by his beloved wife,
2 Joyce; his daughter, Marina (Bill) Mayfield; his grandsons,
3 William and Danny Murphy and Brandon Mayfield; and his
4 sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law in Canada and England;
5 therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
8 his family and friends, the passing of Bill Hammond; and be it
9 further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of Bill Hammond as a symbol of our
12 sincere sympathy.