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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ernest | ||||||
| 4 | R. "Ernie" Floyd of Waterford, Wisconsin, who passed away on | ||||||
| 5 | April 10, 2023; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Ernest Floyd was born to Clarence and Marie | ||||||
| 7 | (Miller) Floyd in Tishomingo County, Mississippi on October | ||||||
| 8 | 21, 1929; he married Veda Long in Luka, Mississippi on July 3, | ||||||
| 9 | 1949; he lived in Wheeler, Mississippi and Spring Grove, | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois before eventually settling in Waterford, Wisconsin; | ||||||
| 11 | and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Ernest Floyd worked for the Johns Manville | ||||||
| 13 | Corporation, a company committed to manufacturing | ||||||
| 14 | premium-quality insulation, commercial roofing, and building | ||||||
| 15 | materials, for many years before his retirement; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Ernest Floyd and his wife became active members | ||||||
| 17 | of Lakeland Baptist Church in Lake Villa, Illinois in 1952; | ||||||
| 18 | and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Ernest Floyd enjoyed an array of hobbies, | ||||||
| 20 | including operating his amateur radio, camping, and fishing; | ||||||
| 21 | he especially loved spending time with his family and telling | ||||||
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| 1 | stories and jokes to his grandchildren and | ||||||
| 2 | great-grandchildren, who will pass them on; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Ernest Floyd was preceded in death by his wife of | ||||||
| 4 | 71 years, Veda; his parents; his daughter, Jeanie Jonker; and | ||||||
| 5 | his brother, Bob Floyd; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Ernest Floyd was | ||||||
| 7 | survived by his children, Betty (Diane) Gagnebin, Ken Floyd, | ||||||
| 8 | and Gary (Jenise) Floyd; his siblings, Colene Wright and Ben | ||||||
| 9 | Floyd; his sister-in-law, Sheila Floyd; 10 grandchildren; 14 | ||||||
| 10 | great-grandchildren, with one on the way; and many nieces, | ||||||
| 11 | nephews, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we mourn the passing of Ernest R. "Ernie" Floyd and extend our | ||||||
| 15 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 16 | and loved him; and be it further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Ernest Floyd as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||