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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Keith Mitchell Berry of Peoria, who 
4passed away on January 25, 2025; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Keith Berry was born in Carbondale to L. Rachel 
6Daniels Berry and Vernon Berry on December 11, 1948; his 
7family relocated to Peoria when he was three, and he grew up on 
8Peoria's south side; he graduated from Manual High School in 
91966; he served with the U.S. Army as a combat medic in Vietnam 
10from 1968 to 1969; he returned from Vietnam and married Kathe 
11Carrigan; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Keith Berry worked in the Peoria area in sales, 
13teaching, and community service; he also completed an 
14associate's degree at Illinois Central College; he worked for 
15several years at WCBU and Channel 47; he was the commentator 
16for the Peoria City Council for several years; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Keith Berry met his second wife, Cinda Thompson, 
18when he freelanced as a photographer with the textbook company 
19for which she worked; they married on September 16, 1995; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Keith Berry was talented with electronics but 
21also artistic and creative with broadcasting, photography, and 
 
 
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1design; in addition to working independently, he helped create 
2Image Design, an artistic collaborative; he was extroverted 
3and loved people and will be especially remembered for his 
4wit, his sense of humor, and his intelligence; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Keith Berry is survived by his wife of 30 years, 
6Cinda; his son, David (Jami) Berry; his daughter, Anne (Tom) 
7Kirchgessner; and his grandchildren, Devin, Caera, Johnny, 
8Lucy, Peter, and Tommy; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Keith Mitchell Berry and extend our sincere condolences to his 
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
13further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of Keith Berry as an expression of our 
16deepest sympathy.