SR0694 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Donald F. McBride of Beach Park, who passed away on January 28, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was born September 22, 1921 in Hector, Minnesota and has lived in the Beach Park area for the past 60 plus years; he was a Veteran of World War II, enlisting the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor; he served with the United States Navy for seven years, including time aboard the USS J. Franklin Bell; and

WHEREAS, He was a 55-year member of Local #150, Operating Engineers, retiring in 1980; he was a life member of Winthrop Harbor V.F.W. #7448, and the Military Order of the Cooties, Ho Tai Chapter #067, and he was a member of Zion-Benton Moose #667; and

WHEREAS, He enjoyed gardening, fixing cars for his friends, and operating his tractor; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his sister, Doris Olson; and his parents, Clarence and Anne (nee Witte) McBride; and

WHEREAS, Donald McBride is survived by his wife of 52 years, Inda (nee Banes); his daughter, Tanya Marie (Charles) McBride-Churchill; his son, Frank D. McBride; his five grandchildren, Israel Love, Jacob McBride, Hannah Morin, Nathan McBride, and Andrea Payne; his four great-grandchildren; his siblings, Ethel Tagness, Earl (Lois) McBride, Gladys (Kermit) Kiecker, Jean McBride, and Fran Piehl; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Donald McBride; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Donald McBride as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.