Full Text of SR1120 99th General Assembly
SR1120 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Bertha Irene "Birdie" Byron of Wood | 4 | | River, who passed away on October 5, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Birdie Byron was born in Alton on August 31, 1914 | 6 | | to August Peter and Emma Theresa (nee Nolan) Eckhard; she | 7 | | married Ralph Christoe Byron in Collinsville on October 16, | 8 | | 1936; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Birdie Byron had been employed as an admitting | 10 | | clerk at Wood River Township Hospital; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Birdie Byron served as a volunteer for Wood River | 12 | | Hospital, St. Anthony Hospital for over 40 years, and Ursuline | 13 | | Convent auxiliaries; she was a member of the Daughters of | 14 | | Isabella, the Wood River Heritage Council, and the Wood River | 15 | | Women's Club; she enjoyed knitting, crocheting, singing, and | 16 | | dancing; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Birdie Byron was preceded in death by her husband, | 18 | | Ralph; her parents; her 3 brothers, Nolan, August, and Michael | 19 | | Eckhard; her 5 sisters, Agnes Calvin, Florence Hartman, Augusta | 20 | | Miller, Virginia Tonsor, and Josephine Eckhard; her | 21 | | son-in-law, Charles Yarnell; and her grandson, Brock Yarnell; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Birdie Byron is survived by her son, John | 3 | | (Sherrie) Byron; her daughters, Marsha Yarnell, Jean (Ralph) | 4 | | Bruce, and Mary Jo (Ron) Schmidt; her 14 grandchildren; her 22 | 5 | | great-grandchildren; and her 6 great-great-grandchildren; | 6 | | therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Bertha Irene "Birdie" Byron, and extend our sincere condolences | 10 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 11 | | it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Birdie Byron as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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