Full Text of SR0152 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Bruce D. Knicley, who passed away on | 4 | | July 25, 2019 at the age of 84; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Knicley was born to E.L. Knicley and Inez | 6 | | (Hunt) on March 27, 1935; he grew up in Hunt City; he attended | 7 | | Newton Community High School, where he was a member of the | 8 | | basketball and the track & field teams; he earned his Bachelor | 9 | | of Science in Education from Eastern Illinois University, | 10 | | where he was a collegiate pole vaulter and was a member of | 11 | | Sigma Pi Fraternity; he served overseas twice in the U.S. Air | 12 | | Force; he married in 1960; he earned his master's degree in | 13 | | Education; he moved to the Chicago area in 1966; he was a | 14 | | resident of Addison for over 20 years; he became a resident of | 15 | | the Beacon Hill Senior Independent Living Community in Lombard | 16 | | in 2012; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Knicley began his teaching career in | 18 | | Tuscola; after relocating to the Chicago area in 1966, he | 19 | | became dean of students at Oak Park and River Forest High | 20 | | School, where he truly enjoyed working with students and their | 21 | | families during his 25-year career; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Knicley was an avid golfer throughout his |
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| 1 | | life, and he taught as a night school golf instructor at Triton | 2 | | College; after retiring in 1989, he worked for the golf | 3 | | courses in Oak Meadows and Maple Meadows to nurture his | 4 | | passion for the sport; he was often found working on his game | 5 | | on the courses in the Chicagoland area; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Knicley was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinal | 7 | | fan, but fully supported all Chicago sports teams, including | 8 | | the Sox, Cubs, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Knicley is survived by his daughter, Andrea | 10 | | (Chris) Washington; his grandchildren, Lauren and Joel | 11 | | Washington; his brother, James (Mary) Knicley; his nephews, | 12 | | Mike (Jane) Knicley and Butch (Tammy) Knicley; his niece, | 13 | | Ellie (Jason) Wilson; and his many dear friends; therefore, be | 14 | | it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Bruce D. Knicley and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Bruce Knicley as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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