Full Text of HR0041 98th General Assembly
HR0041 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Vasco Lee | 4 | | Bridges Jr., who passed away on December 29, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Vasco Bridges Jr. was born on August 31, 1949, in | 6 | | Simpson County, Mississippi; his parents were Virgia Bridges | 7 | | Palmer and Vasco Lee Bridges Sr.; he spent his childhood | 8 | | between Simpson County, Mississippi and North Chicago; for the | 9 | | last 20 years, he lived in Madison, Mississippi with his loving | 10 | | wife of 32 years, Dr. Jo Lynn Polk Bridges; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Vasco Bridges Jr. graduated from North Chicago | 12 | | High School in 1967; he later went on to star as a track | 13 | | athlete at Bradley University; on February 14, 1976, he was | 14 | | inducted into the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame for | 15 | | his exploits in the 110-meter hurdles; while at Bradley, he was | 16 | | a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from Bradley in 1972, Vasco | 18 | | Bridges Jr. held various jobs before starting a 15-year career | 19 | | at United Airlines; he served in several managerial positions | 20 | | in Denver, Colorado and Chicago; he also embarked on several | 21 | | business ideas with his friends and family before launching | 22 | | JANO Justice Systems in 1989; he dedicated himself to this |
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| 1 | | enterprise from 1992 until his passing; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Vasco Bridges Jr. great passion was flying; he | 3 | | worked for many years on getting his pilot's license before | 4 | | finally becoming an instrument rated pilot in 2008; he flew | 5 | | anytime he could, both for work and pleasure, and was planning | 6 | | to buy his own airplane at the time of his passing; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Vasco Bridges Jr. is survived by his wife, Jo | 8 | | Lynn; his sons, Vasco Lee Bridges, III and Dr. Jason Peary | 9 | | Bridges; his sisters, Dr. Lela Annette Bridges-Webb and Cynthia | 10 | | Hardin; his brothers, Dr. Charlie Bridges and Stennis Bridges; | 11 | | and his many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and | 12 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 16 | | Vasco Lee Bridges Jr.; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Vasco Bridges Jr. as an expression | 19 | | of our sympathy.
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