Full Text of SR0916 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 Ronald Eugene "Ron" Boyd of Winter | 4 | | Springs, Florida, who passed away on February 8, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ron Boyd was born to Vivian Eileen Bridgewater | 6 | | and Ralph Eldin Boyd in Elmwood on January 19, 1941; he | 7 | | graduated from Rock Island High School in 1959 and later | 8 | | obtained his Bachelor of Arts from Augustana College, where he | 9 | | majored in Psychology and Music and was a member of the | 10 | | football team and the Pi Upsilon Gamma fraternity; he served | 11 | | in the U.S. Marine Corps and was honorably discharged in 1966; | 12 | | he married Patricia A. Flores in Rock Island on June 10, 1963, | 13 | | and they had two children, Ronna S. Boyd and Jeffrey A. Boyd; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ron Boyd began working for IBM shortly after | 16 | | graduating from college; he had a long career in the computer | 17 | | hardware and software sales industry that included stints with | 18 | | Digital Equipment Corporation and Apple, and he lived in East | 19 | | Moline, Burlington, Iowa, and Orlando, Florida; he most | 20 | | recently worked in the medical software sales industry; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Ron Boyd volunteered in his community with the | 22 | | Winter Springs Police Department and the Seminole County |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ron Boyd was an avid weightlifter and softball | 3 | | player; earlier in life, he was an accomplished musician who | 4 | | played the trumpet in local Quad City bands; he enjoyed | 5 | | spending time with his grandchildren, relaxing at the beach, | 6 | | and playing with his dog, Gus; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ron Boyd is survived by his family members, | 8 | | Patricia Boyd, Ronna Boyd, Jeff (Ann) Boyd, Nick Boyd, Conner | 9 | | Boyd, Chloe Boyd, Ralph Boyd Jr., and Robert Boyd, and his | 10 | | special friend, Terri Martel; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Ronald Eugene "Ron" Boyd and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Ron Boyd as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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