Full Text of SR1450 100th 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 former Illinois State Representative Tom | 4 | | Berns, who passed away on February 19, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Berns graduated from the University of | 6 | | Illinois; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Berns made his living as a civil engineer; | 8 | | after college, he worked for local engineer Chuck Danner before | 9 | | forming his own firm, Berns, Clancy and Associates, in 1975; | 10 | | today, the business is regarded as one the premier engineering | 11 | | and surveying firms in East Central Illinois; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Berns was elected to the Illinois House of | 13 | | Representatives in 2000 and served one term; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Berns served on the boards for numerous | 15 | | organizations, including the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit | 16 | | District, the Champaign-Urbana Schools Foundation, the Urbana | 17 | | Rotary, the Urbana Country Club, Clark-Lindsey Village, and the | 18 | | Champaign County Forest Preserve Friends Foundation; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Berns is survived by his wife of 52 years, | 20 | | Jeannie; two children; and four grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | former Illinois State Representative Tom Berns, and extend our | 4 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 5 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Rep. Berns as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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