Full Text of SR1401 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Harry Turner of Geneva, who passed away | 4 | | on November 25, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harry Turner was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin on | 6 | | April 18, 1934 to Harry and Eleanor; at the age of 2, due to his | 7 | | mother's illness, he began living in St. Charles with his aunt | 8 | | and uncle, Dorothy and Dale Buckingham; he graduated from St. | 9 | | Charles High School in 1952 and joined the United States Air | 10 | | Force in 1953, serving for 12 years; he graduated from Northern | 11 | | Illinois University in 1971; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Harry Turner was employed at various newspapers | 13 | | and taught electronics at Waubonsee Community College; at the | 14 | | time of his retirement, he operated his own typesetting | 15 | | business; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Harry Turner was a member and past Commander of | 17 | | the American Legion Post 75 in Geneva; he sang bass for many | 18 | | years with the Fox Valley Barbershop Chorus; he enjoyed | 19 | | listening to Jazz and Big Band music, collecting, gardening, | 20 | | woodworking, and cheering for his Green Bay Packers, always in | 21 | | the company of his German Shepherd; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Harry Turner was preceded in death by his parents; | 2 | | his aunt and uncle, Dorothy and Dale Buckingham; his | 3 | | brother-in-law, Anthony Weber; and his nephew, Tony Weber; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Harry Turner is survived by his wife of 47 years, | 5 | | Joanne (Laverty); his son, Joel; his sister, Joyce Weber; his | 6 | | sisters and brothers-in-law, Ronald and Theresa Hodge, William | 7 | | and Marilyn Stewart, and Richard and Patricia Laverty; and many | 8 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Harry Turner, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 12 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Harry Turner as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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