Full Text of SR0471 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 Joseph Archie Lyons of Washington, who | 4 | | passed away on July 13, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Archie Lyons was born in Sandoval to Joseph | 6 | | Archie and O'Linda Susan Just Lyons on December 10, 1937; he | 7 | | graduated from Woodruff High School and Sangamon State | 8 | | University; he served in the U.S. Army Reserve; he married | 9 | | Gisela Haschke in Peoria on July 29, 1957, and she preceded him | 10 | | in death on November 14, 2001; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 1996, Archie Lyons retired from CILCO as a | 12 | | purchasing manager after 40 years of service; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Archie Lyons was a longtime member of Faith | 14 | | Lutheran Church in Washington and the National Association of | 15 | | Purchasing Managers; he was active in East Peoria as part of | 16 | | the Noon Optimist Club and as a member of the city council; he | 17 | | was a past Citizen of the Year; he volunteered with the | 18 | | Festival of Lights for many years and helped design and build | 19 | | the Duck and Ducklings float among others; he believed in | 20 | | helping when he could and offered support to Relay for Life and | 21 | | the Red Cross; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Archie Lyons was a devoted husband, father, and | 2 | | grandfather who always put his family first; he will be | 3 | | remembered as a true gentleman; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Archie Lyons was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents; his wife; his daughter, Crystal Ann Lyons; and his | 6 | | sister, Ethel Forsberg; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Archie Lyons is survived by his children, Lory | 8 | | Sandberg, Debbie (Lee) Leal, Heidi (Scott) Crumrine, Molly | 9 | | (Chuck) Gray, and Archie Lyons (Tom Coy); his grandchildren, | 10 | | Shirley Sandberg, Ivan Sandberg, Moriah Crumrine, Timothy | 11 | | Crumrine, Isaac Crumrine, Amos Crumrine, Danielle Gray, Rachel | 12 | | Gray, and Lincoln Coy; his great-grandsons, Tanner Sandberg | 13 | | and Noah Sandberg; his brother, Dave (Janis) Lyons; and his | 14 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be 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 | | Joseph Archie Lyons 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 Archie Lyons as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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