Bill Text: IL SR1221 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Joseph B. Burns.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1221 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1221-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Joseph "Joe" B. Burns of Rock Island, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on June 10, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joe Burns was born to Harold and Irene DeJaeger | ||||||
| 6 | Burns in Moline on March 18, 1941; he graduated from Alleman | ||||||
| 7 | High School and joined the U.S. Navy in 1961;
he married Sharon | ||||||
| 8 | McMurray on July 12, 1969; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Joe Burns worked 18 and a half years at John Deere | ||||||
| 10 | Harvester; he retired in 2009 as co-owner and operator of the | ||||||
| 11 | 14th Avenue Waffle Shop in Rock Island; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Joe Burns belonged to St. Pius X Catholic Church | ||||||
| 13 | and was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and the | ||||||
| 14 | Garabandal movement;
he was very proud of the replica of Noah's | ||||||
| 15 | Ark he built in the 1970s; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Joe Burns was preceded in death by his parents and | ||||||
| 17 | three siblings, Rosemarie Kennedy, Robert Burns, and Patricia | ||||||
| 18 | Jenning; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Joe Burns is survived by his wife, Sharon Burns; | ||||||
| 20 | his children, David (Lisa) Burns, Paul (Anna) Burns, Brian | ||||||
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| 1 | Burns, Bernadette (Jason) Gustafson, and Anna (Scott) Anders; | ||||||
| 2 | his five grandchildren; his two step-grandchildren; his two | ||||||
| 3 | step-great-grandchildren; his siblings, Ruth Kelley, Father | ||||||
| 4 | John Burns, Teresa Huyten, and Cynthia Jasper; his close | ||||||
| 5 | cousin, MaryAnn Hanavan; and his numerous nieces and nephews; | ||||||
| 6 | therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 9 | Joseph "Joe" B. Burns and extend our sincere
condolences to his | ||||||
| 10 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
| 11 | further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 13 | presented to the family of Joe Burns as an expression of
our | ||||||
| 14 | deepest sympathy.
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