Full Text of SR1872 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 Jay L. "Jack" Barnard of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on May 7, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jay Barnard was born in Moline to Jay and Edna | 6 | | Sleight Barnard on October 9, 1919; he served in the United | 7 | | States Army on the Japanese front during World War II from 1941 | 8 | | through 1945 as a Master Sergeant; he returned home on | 9 | | Armistice Day; he married Virginia M. Martin on July 19, 1947 | 10 | | and they moved into a cabin home on the Rock River, and later, | 11 | | a new home at the same location, completing all of the interior | 12 | | work himself; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jay Barnard retired from John Deere Harvester | 14 | | Works in 1977, where he worked as a general manager for more | 15 | | than 38 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jay Barnard was a lifelong member of the Antique | 17 | | Outboard Association; he loved restoring and collecting | 18 | | antique boat motors; he was a lifelong member of the National | 19 | | Rifle Association and was a master marksman; he competed in | 20 | | numerous competitions and spent many weekends at the gun range; | 21 | | he earned the title of Wisconsin State Pistol Champion and was | 22 | | a member of the Milan Rifle Club; he was an avid fisherman, |
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| 1 | | canoe builder, and loved life on the water; if it was not at | 2 | | the Rock River, it was at their lakeside vacation home in | 3 | | Minnesota; he enjoyed spending time with his family and enjoyed | 4 | | watching his three grandchildren grow up; he loved reading Tom | 5 | | Clancy, history, and technical books; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Jay Barnard and his wife spent a great deal of | 7 | | time canoeing and traveling to Panama, Alaska, Florida, Arizona | 8 | | and numerous other places, but their favorite places were | 9 | | always the cabin in Minnesota and their home on the Rock River; | 10 | | he loved having his grandchildren at the cabin during the | 11 | | summer and taught his grandsons shooting and fishing; they both | 12 | | cherished their granddaughter; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jay Barnard was preceded in death by his parents; | 14 | | his wife of 67 years, Virginia; his sister, Barbara Barnard | 15 | | Paul; and his daughter-in-law, Jan; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jay Barnard is survived by his two sons, Dana | 17 | | Barnard and Robert (Kim) Barnard; his three grandchildren, | 18 | | Austin (Tiffany) Barnard, Grant Barnard, and Kinsley Barnard; | 19 | | over 30 nieces and nephews; and many friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Jay L. "Jack" Barnard, and extend our sincere condolences to |
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| 1 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Jay Barnard as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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