Full Text of SR0972 103rd 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 Thomas E. "Tom" Bivens of Taylor | 4 | | Ridge, who passed away on April 26, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Tom Bivens, the son of Richard and Mary (Bopp) | 6 | | Bivens, was born in Milan on November 5, 1949; he served as a | 7 | | member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in the U.S. Army during | 8 | | the Vietnam War; he married Mary Ann McManus on September 7, | 9 | | 1977; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Tom Bivens worked as an assembler at Case IH, | 11 | | retiring after 30 years of service; he was also a master | 12 | | carpenter, working in the home improvement business for 20 | 13 | | years; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Tom Bivens enjoyed doing yard work and reading; | 15 | | he loved helping others and was a blood donor for over 50 | 16 | | years; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Tom Bivens was preceded in death by his parents | 18 | | and his brothers, Richard (Connie) Bivens and John Bivens; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Tom Bivens is survived by his wife of 46 years, | 20 | | Mary Ann Bivens; his sons, Clint (Leigh) Bivens and John |
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| 1 | | (Mallory Harrelson) Bivens; his grandchildren, Sadie (Austin) | 2 | | Busby and Dean (Olivia Frazer) Bivens; his | 3 | | great-grandchildren, Briar Busby and Penny Busby; his | 4 | | siblings, Sue Shelladay, Minerva Guinn, and Randall (Cheryl) | 5 | | Bivens; his sister-in-law, Linda Bivens; and many nieces, | 6 | | nephews, and godchildren; therefore, be it | 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Thomas E. "Tom" Bivens and extend our sincere condolences to | 10 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Tom Bivens as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy. |
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