Full Text of SR0428 94th General Assembly
SR0428 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of LeRoy H. "Bud" Ellis of | 4 |
| Gurnee, formerly of Lindenhurst, on Monday, August 22, 2005; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis was born on August 2, 1916, to Florence | 7 |
| and Harry Ellis in Madison, Wisconsin; and
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| WHEREAS, He was appointed Fire Chief of the Great Lakes | 9 |
| Naval Training Center in 1953 and served until 1975; as Fire | 10 |
| Chief, he oversaw operations and staff of the Bases' three fire | 11 |
| stations and also coordinated instruction and training at the | 12 |
| Great Lakes Fire Training School; he was a noted authority on | 13 |
| fire prevention, fire safety, and fire inspection; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1975, Mr. Ellis accepted a position as | 15 |
| Superintendent of Logistics for the Wells Corporation on the | 16 |
| Trans Atlantic Pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska; after returning | 17 |
| from his work in Alaska in 1976, he was appointed Director of | 18 |
| Fire and Security at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center and | 19 |
| served in that capacity until his retirement in 1980; over the | 20 |
| course of his career at Great Lakes, he received several | 21 |
| Meritorious Civilian Service Awards; at his final retirement | 22 |
| ceremony in 1980, Mr. Ellis was recognized for his "Unyielding | 23 |
| Calm and Unmistakable Humor"; and
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| WHEREAS, In his retirement, he stayed active serving on The | 25 |
| Lake County Sheriff's Merit Commission and as a Board Member of | 26 |
| the Lake Villa Fire Protection District; he was a true | 27 |
| gentleman who always had a warm smile and a great handshake for | 28 |
| everyone; and
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| WHEREAS, LeRoy H. "Bud" Ellis will be deeply missed by | 30 |
| many; he was preceded in death by the love of his life, his |
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| wife of 58 years, Margaret "Peg", on September 23, 1997; | 2 |
| together they raised five children, Michael, Robert, Richard, | 3 |
| Suzanne Grinde and her husband, Gary, and Lynne Lubeck and her | 4 |
| husband, Larry; he was the loving and much loved and respected | 5 |
| grandfather of Aimee and Kelly Ellis, Jay (Dana), Bryan | 6 |
| (Heidi), Bradley (Mindy), and Alissa Grinde, Arick (Melissa) | 7 |
| and Erin Ellis, and Brent and Christopher Lubeck; Mr. Ellis is | 8 |
| also survived by eight great-grandchildren and by his loving | 9 |
| "Sunrise Family"; in addition to his wife, Margaret, he was | 10 |
| preceded in death by his brothers, Audy and Leonard, and his | 11 |
| granddaughter, Nikki; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 |
| LeRoy H. "Bud" Ellis, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 15 |
| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 19 |
| sympathy.
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