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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of James Bernard Hardy of Danville, who 
4passed away on January 8, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, James Hardy was born in Georgetown to James John 
6and Gladys Julia Wells Hardy on August 2, 1935; he married 
7Sharon Lou Bednar in Westville on August 16, 1958; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, James Hardy worked for Bohn Aluminum; he was also 
9elected president of Local 1271 and represented over 5,000 
10members and served as bargaining chairman; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, James Hardy served on the Vermilion County Board 
12for many years, where he held several roles, including 
13Parliamentarian, Judicial Committee Chair, and Rules Committee 
14Chair;  he was also an active member of the County Board's 
15Nursing Home and Transportation Committees and was known to be 
16"persistent in his causes"; he was a member of the Danville 
17Barbershoppers, Danville Moose Club, and was president of the 
18Lynch Parents Club for a time; he enjoyed playing baseball, 
19going to flea markets and auctions, and working in his yard; 
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21    WHEREAS, James Hardy was preceded in death by his brother; 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, James Hardy is survived by his wife, Sharon; his 
3daughters, Christine Massey and Martina (John) Grites; his 
4grandchildren, Kelly, Joshua, Jamie, Jenna, and Will; his 
5great-grandchildren, Sawyer, Alexander, Augustus, and Bentley; 
6and one great-grandchild on the way, Wilson; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9James Bernard Hardy and extend our sincere condolences to his 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of James Hardy as an expression of our 
14deepest sympathy.