Full Text of SR0782 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 William E. "Bill" Berry of East | 4 | | Moline, who passed away on January 14, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Berry was born to Robert and Vera (Johnston) | 6 | | Berry in East Moline on April 14, 1931; he married Mary Lou | 7 | | Emerson at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Moline on September | 8 | | 5, 1955, and she preceded him in death on April 21, 2019; he | 9 | | served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bill Berry worked as a project engineer for John | 11 | | Deere Harvester Works in East Moline until he retired in 1985; | 12 | | he continued to serve as a consultant there for another 10 | 13 | | years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bill Berry was an active member of the former St. | 15 | | Mary's Catholic Church in East Moline and currently at Christ | 16 | | the King Catholic Church; he was a Boy Scout leader and enjoyed | 17 | | camping; he also enjoyed playing volleyball and racquetball, | 18 | | running, and traveling; his greatest love was his family; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bill Berry was preceded in death by his wife, | 20 | | Mary Lou Berry; his parents; and his grandson, Robby; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bill Berry is survived by his children, William | 2 | | (Diana) Berry, Vera (Rich) Temple, Christine (Bruce) York, | 3 | | Therese (John) VanHyning, and Robert (Dawn) Berry; his 16 | 4 | | grandchildren; and his numerous great-grandchildren; | 5 | | therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | William E. "Bill" Berry and extend our sincere condolences to | 9 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Bill Berry as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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