Full Text of SR0304 96th General Assembly
SR0304 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
SR0304 |
|
LRB096 13109 KXB 27478 r |
|
| 1 |
| SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Leonard Junior Boston of Waggoner, who | 4 |
| passed away on May 19, 2009; and
| 5 |
| WHEREAS, He was born on April 28, 1922, in rural Waggoner, | 6 |
| the son of Leonard Bland & Viva (Fite) Boston; he married Freda | 7 |
| Mae Ruyle on May 22, 1943 in Girard; and
| 8 |
| WHEREAS, He was a farmer and Pitman Township Road | 9 |
| Commissioner for 26 years; he was a member of Waggoner | 10 |
| Christian Church; he was also Pitman Township Clerk and a | 11 |
| Democratic Precinct Committeeman; and
| 12 |
| WHEREAS, During Irish Days 2008, he was the recipient along | 13 |
| with his wife, Mrs. Boston, of Citizen of the Year; in his | 14 |
| spare time, he enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing, | 15 |
| and gardening; and
| 16 |
| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and his | 17 |
| brother, Ralph Boston; and
| 18 |
| WHEREAS, Leonard Boston is survived by his wife, Freda; his | 19 |
| son, Gary (Liz) Boston; his daughter, Sharon (Richard) Lyons; | 20 |
| his sister, Nancy (Jim) Guyer; his grandchildren, Chris (Tim) |
|
|
|
SR0304 |
- 2 - |
LRB096 13109 KXB 27478 r |
|
| 1 |
| Fowler, Jenny (Randy) McBeath, Heather (Phillip) Sirota, and | 2 |
| Amy Boston; his stepgrandson, Dave (Amy) Wallace; his four | 3 |
| great-granddaughters; his great-grandson; his | 4 |
| step-great-granddaughter; and his three step-great-grandsons; | 5 |
| therefore, be it
| 6 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Leonard Boston; and be | 9 |
| it further
| 10 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Leonard Boston as a symbol of our | 12 |
| sincere sympathy.
|
|