HR1271 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of WWII Veteran, father, and businessman David Carrolton Baker of Champaign on Wednesday, March 5, 2006; and

WHEREAS, He entered military service on October 14, 1943, during a time when the U.S. was building up for WWII; he was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to receive his basic training for a Military Operation Specialty of Intelligence; and

WHEREAS, Upon completion of his basic training, he was assigned to HQ Battalion 7 Armed Field Artillery B in preparation for Operation Overlord, which would be forever known in history as D-Day; and

WHEREAS, Corporal David Carrolton Baker served three years with this Battalion in the European Theater before his Honorable Discharge on December 16, 1946; and

WHEREAS, He was a respected member of society because of his exceptional skills as a bricklayer and carpenter in the City of Champaign; he was a member of his local American Legion and a respected businessman; and

WHEREAS, Those who new David best note his extraordinary humor, honesty, and integrity, and how those traits made positive impacts on the lives around him; he will forever be known by those he touched as a blueprint on how to live a happy life; and

WHEREAS, His survivors include his daughters, Leann and Phyllis, and son, Lester "Butch" John, who bore him eight grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren, of whom he spoke fondly of to all he would encounter; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Corporal David Carrolton Baker, who was a hero, father, businessman, and beloved friend to many, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest condolences.