Full Text of SR0035 095th General Assembly
SR0035 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | 3 |
| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Wilbur | 4 |
| H. Bacus of Alton, who recently passed away; and
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| WHEREAS, Wilbur H. Bacus was born July 30, 1909, in Pike | 6 |
| County; he was the fifth born of 15 children to James Harvey | 7 |
| Maze Bacus and Ola May (Hack) Bacus;
he attended Alton's public | 8 |
| high school, Theodore Roosevelt High, and played halfback on | 9 |
| the Rough Riders varsity football team; and
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| WHEREAS, While Wilbur Bacus was attending high school, his | 11 |
| father was killed and he chose to leave school and support his | 12 |
| mother and younger siblings; he spent summers tending orchards | 13 |
| for his grandfather, William Harvey Bacus; he married Wilma Lee | 14 |
| (Finley) Bacus in 1942, and then went on to serve as one of | 15 |
| seven Bacus brothers in military service during World War II; | 16 |
| he was a corporal in the United States Army and participated in | 17 |
| amphibious landings in the Pacific Theater; he was decorated | 18 |
| for his service to our country; and
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| WHEREAS, Wilbur Bacus worked as a machinist at Olin | 20 |
| Matheson, retiring at age 65 in 1974;
he was a husband, father, | 21 |
| grandfather, uncle, brother, son, bowler, gardener, lover of | 22 |
| life, church elder, Odd Fellow, athlete, scout committee, |
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| coach, GOP, soldier, lifelong student, dancer, Christian, | 2 |
| harmonica player, provider, and citizen; he respected all he | 3 |
| met, and his word was his bond; he was thoughtful, kind, and | 4 |
| ready to help those in need; and he was all-American in every | 5 |
| sense of the phrase; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 64 | 7 |
| years, Wilma Lee (Finley) Bacus; his parents; and his 14 | 8 |
| siblings; and
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| WHEREAS, Wilbur H. Bacus is survived by two sons, Steven | 10 |
| and Martha Bacus, and Joseph and Sandra Bacus; his | 11 |
| grandchildren, Jay Taylor Bacus, and Virginia Elaine Bacus; and | 12 |
| by many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we offer our deepest | 15 |
| condolences to the family and friends of Wilbur H. Bacus; and | 16 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Wilbur H.Bacus as a symbol of our | 19 |
| sympathy.
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