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093_SR0105
LRB093 11372 HSS 13666 r
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were shocked and saddened to learn of the deaths of
4 Jarrett Berg Burkholder on March 3, 2003 and Andrew Robert
5 Burkholder on March 5, 2003; both were residents of Elburn;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, Jarrett was born January 3, 1988 in St. Charles
8 and Andrew was born on February 15, 1986 in Aurora; they were
9 the sons of Bob and Donna (Berg) Burkholder; the family lived
10 in North Aurora until 1990, when they moved to Elburn; and
11 WHEREAS, Jarrett, an honor roll student, enjoyed soccer,
12 baseball, and basketball; he enjoyed in-line skating and with
13 his father had built a half-pipe and other ramps to hone his
14 skills; he began playing chess in eighth grade; by the end of
15 his freshman year, he was ranked as one of the top freshmen
16 chess players in the State; and
17 WHEREAS, Andrew, an honor roll student, was a quick
18 learner as a child; he was putting together 300 piece puzzles
19 by the time he was three years old and was reading prior to
20 kindergarten; he enjoyed computer games and excelled in high
21 speed internet games; he played golf and was senior
22 co-captain of his high school golf team; and
23 WHEREAS, The passing of Jarrett and Andrew has been
24 deeply felt by all who knew them, especially their parents,
25 Bob and Donna Burkholder; their paternal grandmother, Jewell
26 Burkholder; their maternal grandparents, Gale and Mary Ellen
27 Berg; their paternal aunts and uncles, Bev (Bob) Paul, Bill
28 (Susan) Burkholder, and Jim (Joan) Burkholder; their maternal
29 aunts and uncles, Howard (Irene) Berg, Alan (Veralee) Berg,
30 Dennis (Avis) Berg, Steve (Mary) Berg, Ron (Liz) Berg, and
31 Diane Berg; their many cousins; and an endless back yard of
32 friends; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that together with their
3 families, friends, community, and all who knew and loved
4 them, we mourn the passing of Jarrett Berg Burkholder and
5 Andrew Robert Burkholder, who were taken from this life at
6 such an early age; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the family of Jarrett and Andrew Burkholder as
9 an expression of our deepest sympathy.
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