Bill Text: IL SR1201 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Thomas A. Bump of Silvis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1201 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1201-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Thomas A. Bump of Silvis, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on September 17, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Thomas Bump was born to Jay Louis and Myrtle | ||||||
| 6 | Block Bump in Moline in 1941; he graduated from Moline High | ||||||
| 7 | School and Illinois State University and completed graduate | ||||||
| 8 | work at the University of Chicago; he served in the U.S. Army | ||||||
| 9 | in Vietnam; he married Roswitha Kuhbier in 1977; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Thomas Bump worked as a high school teacher in | ||||||
| 11 | the Chicago Public School system for several years; he retired | ||||||
| 12 | from the Industrial Relations Department at John Deere | ||||||
| 13 | Harvester; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Thomas Bump was a member of the Vietnam Veterans | ||||||
| 15 | of American Post 299; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Thomas Bump enjoyed traveling, especially to | ||||||
| 17 | Europe; he also enjoyed hiking and attending his annual | ||||||
| 18 | fishing trips to Colorado with his friends; he and his wife | ||||||
| 19 | spent their winters in Florida; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Thomas Bump was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
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| 1 | and his brothers, Bill and Richard Bump; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Thomas Bump is survived by his wife of 45 years, | ||||||
| 3 | Roswitha Bump; his brother, John Bump; his nephew, Jay | ||||||
| 4 | (Michelle) Bump; his niece, Sandra Boehle; his great-nephews, | ||||||
| 5 | Joshua, Jacob, and Lucas; his beloved aunt, Eva Steiner; his | ||||||
| 6 | special uncle, Dr. Kenneth Block; his sisters-in-law, Carol | ||||||
| 7 | Christiansen and Brigitte Boehle; and his large and loving | ||||||
| 8 | extended family; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Thomas A. Bump and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Thomas Bump as an expression of our | ||||||
| 16 | deepest sympathy.
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