SR0364 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Danny Ray Day Sr. of Dixon, who passed away on September 29, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Danny Ray Day Sr. was born December 23, 1946, in Jellico, Tennessee; he was the son of Kernie and Iva (Huddleston) Day; he married Glenda Boyd on August 13, 1966, in Dixon; and

WHEREAS, At an early age, Danny Ray Day Sr. and his family moved to Kincaid; he grew up helping his father work the farm; in 1964, he moved to Dixon and began working at Dixon Publishing (later Dixonweb), where he remained until his retirement in 1983; and

WHEREAS, In 1966, Danny Ray Day Sr. enlisted in the United States Army; he served as a helicopter mechanic with the 67th Aviation Company, VII Corps and was stationed at Stuttgart, Germany and White Sands, New Mexico; and

WHEREAS, Danny Ray Day Sr. had a great interest in cars, especially hot rods; he was the owner of a 1951 Chevy, a 1951 Ford convertible, and a 1956 Ford two-door hard top; and

WHEREAS, Danny Ray Day Sr. attended Harvest Time Bible Church and Lincoln Avenue Church of God; he was also a member of the Ben Caudill Chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Sauk Valley Civil War Round Table, the Rock River Valley Civil War Round Table, and the Dixon Golden Kiwanis Club; and

WHEREAS, Danny Ray Day Sr. was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Mahala Dunbar and Millie White; and his brother, Bobby Day; and

WHEREAS, Danny Ray Day Sr. is survived by his wife, Glenda Day; his sons, Danny (Lenae) Day Jr., Darin (Debbie) Day, and Dion (Tasha) Day; his daughter, Roxanne (Ken) Owens; his grandchildren, Whitney, Shadow, Kamerin, Kaylee, Dariyn, Drevin, Daehly, Dreyden, Raven, and Harvest; his great-granddaughter, Taylor; his sisters, Kathleen Siler, Imogene Dowdell, and Lucille Sullivan; and his brother, Jack Day; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Danny Ray Day Sr.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Danny Ray Day Sr. as an expression of our sympathy.