Full Text of SR0129 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 Frank L. Bridge of Taylor Ridge, who | 4 | | passed away on February 26, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Bridge was born to Frank and Constance | 6 | | Bridge in Glenburn, North Dakota on December 1, 1925; he | 7 | | attended Rock Island High School; he married Berneyce Doyle in | 8 | | April of 1944; he was inducted in the U.S. Navy as a seaman | 9 | | first class on January 31, 1945 and was honorably discharged | 10 | | on April 25, 1946; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After his service, Frank Bridge began farming, | 12 | | which he continued for the rest of his life; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Frank Bridge was a member of the Rock Island | 14 | | County Fair Board for 35 years and served as president for 10 | 15 | | years; he was also a member of the Farm Bureau, the American | 16 | | Legion, and the Zion Lutheran Church of Taylor Ridge; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Frank Bridge was best known for his one liners, | 18 | | his love for Diet Mountain Dew and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, | 19 | | and his adventurous truck rides; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Frank Bridge was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents, Frank and Constance; his wife, Berneyce; his | 2 | | daughter, Gerrie; his sister, Ellen; and his two brothers, | 3 | | Gordan and Stanley; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Frank Bridge is survived by his son, Richard | 5 | | (MaryLou); his daughter, Connie (Mark) Shultz; his | 6 | | daughter-in-law, Artis Bridge; his grandchildren, Angela | 7 | | (Jackson) Spackman, Amber (Bob) Smith, Carrie (Matt) Larson, | 8 | | Carol (Tom) Parchert, Kelly (Greg) Gillespie, Tom Bridge, | 9 | | Jaclyn Hauer, and Josh Hauer; his great-grandchildren, Nathan, | 10 | | Ryan, and Laikyn Parchert, Evan and Josephine Gillespie, | 11 | | Daniel Spackman, and Stella and Maya Smith; and his sister, | 12 | | JoAnn Whitall; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Frank L. Bridge and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Frank Bridge as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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