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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Burnell C. Russell of Volo, who passed 
4away on May 19, 2022; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Burnell Russell was born in Volo on July 1, 1928; 
6he graduated from Wauconda High School in 1945; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Burnell Russell was the former president of the 
8Village of Volo from 1993 to 2015; he was an ardent hometown 
9supporter and envisioned the changes that have helped boost 
10the village's population from 180 in 1993 to the current 
11number of more than 6,100 residents; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Burnell Russell was a  past president and director 
13of the Lake County Farm Bureau, past president and director of 
14Lake-Cook Farm Supply/Conserv FS, past president and board 
15member of the Wauconda School District, and board member of 
16SEDOL; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Burnell Russell was a lifelong farmer at "R Farm" 
18and always looked for new and innovative ways to promote 
19agriculture and see it succeed and remain an important part of 
20Lake County history; he was  a member of Joyful Spirit 
21Methodist Church in Ingleside and will be remembered as a man 
 
 
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1of many talents who always had a story or a good joke; and
  
 
  
2    WHEREAS, Burnell Russell was the beloved husband of the 
3late Betty; the father of Linda Russell, Dee (Jim) Flood, Pat 
4(the late Robert) Oaks, and Cindy Kellogg; grandfather of six; 
5great-grandfather of 16; and uncle of many nieces and nephews; 
6therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Burnell C. Russell and extend our sincere condolences to his 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
11further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  Burnell Russell as an expression of 
14our deepest sympathy.