Full Text of SR1127 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Ronald E. Burling of Carthage, who passed | 4 | | away on October 9, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Burling was born on January 13, 1931 in | 6 | | Keokuk, Iowa; his parents were Herman and Sadie (nee | 7 | | Prendergast) Burling; he married Ruth Schrage on May 7, 1955 in | 8 | | Quincy; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Burling attended Pioneer Grade School from | 10 | | 1937 to 1945; he went on to graduate from Carthage High School | 11 | | in 1949 and attend Carthage College; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Burling proudly served his country in the | 13 | | Army National Guard during the Korean Conflict; he also took | 14 | | part in the Honor Flight on August 29, 2013; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Burling was a farmer for all of his life; | 16 | | he worked for 17 years at PCA and for 3 years at First State | 17 | | Bank; he also served as president of Bowen State Bank for 11 | 18 | | years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Burling was a member of many church and | 20 | | community-related organizations; he was a lifelong member of |
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| 1 | | Immaculate Conception Church; he was a 60-year member of the | 2 | | American Legion, an active Knights of Columbus member, a 4-H | 3 | | leader, a Little League baseball coach, a member of the | 4 | | Memorial Hospital Board, and president of Ferris Grade School | 5 | | and the Hancock County Nursing Home; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Burling was preceded in death by his | 7 | | parents; his brother, Jim; his sisters, Mildred, Peg, Kay, and | 8 | | Martha; and his grandson, Jacob; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Burling is survived by his wife, Ruth | 10 | | Burling; his children, Mark (Joni) Burling, Dick (Jodi) | 11 | | Burling, Sara (Jeff) Kugler, Nancy (Mark) Pettit, Ronnie | 12 | | (Cathy) Burling, Molly (Byron) McCall, and Lisa (Bret) | 13 | | Clostermery; his grandchildren, Adam, Luke (Kortney), and Zack | 14 | | Burling, Michael, Kyle, Mason, and Kamryn Burling, Jennifer | 15 | | (Joe) Derr, Megan (Jay) Tomasek, Laura (Justin) Hawes, Gabriel | 16 | | (Cori) Pettit, Bethany (Zach) Middleton, Kara Pettit, Alison | 17 | | (Brian) Lox, Ryan, Kevin, and Emily Burling, Gracie and Sean | 18 | | McCall, and Bryce, Kelli, Reese, and Shaelyn Clostermery; his | 19 | | great-grandchildren, Annie, Olivia, Jillian, Sophia, Laine, | 20 | | Carter, Drake, Ashlyn, Reegan, and Elijah; his sister, Mary | 21 | | Wilkens; his sister-in-law, June Burling; and his many nieces, | 22 | | nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 2 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Ronald E. Burling; and | 3 | | be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Ronald Burling as an expression of | 6 | | our sympathy.
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