Full Text of SR0510 98th 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 Judge John W. Day of Wood River, who | 4 | | passed away on August 10, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Judge Day was born in Hamburg on January 6, 1919, | 6 | | to John Day and Addie (nee Fowler) Day; he graduated from | 7 | | Pleasant Hill High School and Culver-Stockton College in | 8 | | Canton, Missouri; he worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps | 9 | | in Jacksonville and joined the United States Marine Corps | 10 | | before the start of World War II; he married Wannie L. Bell on | 11 | | May 8, 1942, at the United States Marine Corps base in Nilan, | 12 | | California; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Judge Day participated in action against the enemy | 14 | | during the Battle of Midway, and was involved in the occupation | 15 | | and defense of Tinian and the Marianas Island Group; he was | 16 | | discharged on September 17, 1945, with the rank of Sergeant; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Judge Day received his Doctor of Juris Prudence | 19 | | from Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri, following | 20 | | World War II; he worked for a number of insurance companies in | 21 | | the Midwest, had a private practice, and was involved with a | 22 | | local law firm; he was appointed an Associate Judge for Madison |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Judge Day was preceded in death by his parents; | 3 | | his daughters, Linda Jane Day and Patricia Day Leady; his | 4 | | sisters, Loretta Day Ritter, Mary Day Roth, and Catherine Day | 5 | | Hagen; and his cousins, Joe Day and Helen Day; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Judge Day is survived by his wife, Wannie; his | 7 | | children, Father John Patrick Day, C.P., W. Larry (Marcie) Day, | 8 | | Linda Lea (Michael) Barrett, and James Fowler (Sally) Day; his | 9 | | 14 grandchildren; his 16 great-grandchildren; and his 7 nieces; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Judge John W. Day, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | 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 Judge Day as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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