Bill Text: IL SR1291 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Cranston Oliver Byrd.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1291 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1291-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 Cranston Oliver Byrd of Waukegan, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on May 2, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Cranston Byrd was born to Jeanette and Arthur Byrd | ||||||
| 6 | in Waukegan on November 30, 1946; he graduated from Waukegan | ||||||
| 7 | High School in 1964; he worked a number of odd jobs before | ||||||
| 8 | making the decision to attend Southern Illinois University in | ||||||
| 9 | Carbondale, majoring in drafting and architecture; he married | ||||||
| 10 | Barbara A. Vernon on August 24, 1968; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, in 1968, Cranston Byrd went to work for Lake | ||||||
| 12 | County as a draftsman, later earning the promotion to zoning | ||||||
| 13 | administrator; in 1980, he took on a new challenge as the | ||||||
| 14 | director of planning for the City of North Chicago; he returned | ||||||
| 15 | to Lake County in 1982, where he became Deputy Director of | ||||||
| 16 | Community and Economic Development; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Cranston Byrd had a deep faith; he loved life and | ||||||
| 18 | his friends and family; his wisdom and sense of humor will be | ||||||
| 19 | missed; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Cranston Byrd was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 21 | parents; his uncle, Raymond Randell; and his aunts, Helen | ||||||
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| 1 | Larrea and Mary Alice Barker; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Cranston Byrd is survived by his sons, Brandt, | ||||||
| 3 | Christopher, and Eric; his former spouse, Barbara; his uncle, | ||||||
| 4 | Ron Suggs; his two grandchildren; his cousins; and his best | ||||||
| 5 | friend, Robert Brown; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 8 | Cranston Oliver Byrd and extend our sincere
condolences to his | ||||||
| 9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 12 | presented to the family of Cranston Byrd as an expression of
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| 13 | our deepest sympathy.
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