Bill Text: IL HR0760 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Roy C. Verner Sr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-18 - Resolution Adopted [HR0760 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0760-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Roy C. | ||||||
| 4 | Verner Sr. of Chicago, who passed away on February 3, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Roy Verner Sr. was born in Oran, Missouri to Rosie | ||||||
| 6 | Lee Edwards and Scott Verner on August 20, 1929; he attended | ||||||
| 7 | school in Missouri until the age of 12; he then moved to | ||||||
| 8 | Chicago; he married Celestine on November 22, 1947; they had | ||||||
| 9 | five children, Sandra, Janice, Loyd, Rose, and Roy C. Verner | ||||||
| 10 | Jr.; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Roy Verner Sr. worked at the Rose Packing Company | ||||||
| 12 | for 35 years, working his way up to master butcher; while | ||||||
| 13 | there, he represented his union; he also worked over 13 years | ||||||
| 14 | for Pinkerton Security at Mount Sinai Hospital; for his strong | ||||||
| 15 | work ethic and fairness, he received numerous awards and | ||||||
| 16 | certificates of recognition from employers; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Roy Verner Sr. was a warm, trusting, hardworking, | ||||||
| 18 | smart, and strong man loved by all who knew him; he committed | ||||||
| 19 | to his faith at an early age; alongside his wife, Roy Verner | ||||||
| 20 | Sr. was known for hosting the annual, weekend-long family | ||||||
| 21 | reunion in Chicago during August, after years of reunions at | ||||||
| 22 | the family homestead in Missouri; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Roy Verner Sr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 2 | parents; therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 4 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 5 | we mourn the passing of Roy C. Verner Sr. and extend our | ||||||
| 6 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 7 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to the family of Roy Verner Sr. as an expression of | ||||||
| 10 | our deepest sympathy.
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