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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
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
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
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
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
16		WHEREAS, Joe Burns was preceded in death by his parents and
17		three siblings, Rosemarie Kennedy, Robert Burns, and Patricia
18		Jenning; and
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
7		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
8		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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
12		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13		presented to the family of Joe Burns as an expression of our
14		deepest sympathy.