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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, Residents of Frankfort Township and the Village of
3		Mokena lost an active and beloved community leader with the
4		recent passing of Bruce Edmund Ebert; and
5		WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert passed away peacefully with his family
6		around him at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on February 9,
7		2015; and
8		WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert graduated from Lincoln-Way High
9		School in 1964; and
10		WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert served his local community, State, and
11		country with honor in the United States Army from 1966 to 1969;
12		and
13		WHEREAS, In 1972, Bruce Ebert married Diane Tuttle and they
14		began their life together in Mokena; and
15		WHEREAS, In 1978, Bruce and Diane Ebert started Ebert
16		Electric in Mokena, which is still in business today; and
17		WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert served his neighbors and his community
18		in a variety of public positions, including President of the
19		Mokena School Board, President of the Lincoln-Way Band

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1		Boosters, President of the St. John's Church Council, and
2		Frankfort Township Trustee; and
3		WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert also was an active member of the
4		Mokena Lions Club and the Historical Society; and
5		WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert loved spending time with his family,
6		and he particularly enjoyed cheering at his grandchildren's
7		sporting and school events, tending to his yard, dancing with
8		his wife, and driving his Oliver tractor; and
9		WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert will be greatly missed by all of those
10		whose lives he touched and improved by his dedicated service;
11		and
12		WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert is survived by his wife of 42 years,
13		Diane; his children, LeeAnn (Bret) Taylor and Bryant
14		(Christie); his grandchildren, Jessica and Brian Taylor and
15		Gavin and Breanna Ebert; his siblings, Dale (Lynn Laas) and
16		Dianne (Robert) Schultz; his in-laws, Robert (Valerie) Horras,
17		Dorothy Tuttle, Sheree (Richard) Kinder, and Neil (Rose)
18		Tuttle; and numerous family members and friends; therefore, be
19		it
20		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21		NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

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1		mourn, along with his family, friends, and neighbors, the
2		passing of Bruce Edmund Ebert; and be it further
3		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4		presented to the family of Bruce Ebert as a symbol of our
5		sympathy and our gratitude.