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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of Leon V. Barrows of Black River Falls, |
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| Wisconsin, and formerly of Waukegan, who passed away on |
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| December 15, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Leon V. Barrows was born on December 22, 1923 in |
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| Waukegan to Vincent A. and Theresa (Bury) Barrows; he was |
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| raised in Waukegan and had the distinction of being a member of |
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| the first grade school class to graduate from Holy Family |
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| School, North Chicago; he later graduated from Waukegan |
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| Township High School; and
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| WHEREAS, From 1941 to 1946, he served in the United States |
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| Army Air Corps; he was a World War II veteran who served in the |
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| European Theater; he married Mary Anne Edmonds and they were |
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| later divorced; he was employed by National Press of Waukegan; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He lived in Waukegan most of his life and moved to |
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| Black River Falls, Wisconsin in 1989 and later moved to Blair; |
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| he later returned to Black River Falls;
Leon was a member of |
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| St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Black River Falls, the Graphics |
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| Arts Union/Teamsters Union, Knights of Columbus Council 4697 of |
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| Black River Falls, and American Veterans Post 5494 of Black |
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| River Falls; he also was a life member of American Legion Post |
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| 0771 of Gurnee, and a life member of VFW Post 11156 of Gurnee; |
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| he enjoyed fishing, coin collecting, and crossword puzzles; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and a |
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| son, Mark; and
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| WHEREAS, Leon Barrows is survived by his four daughters, |
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| Sue (Terry) Voeller, Linda (Terry) Dodge, Jacqueline Genunzio, |
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| and Nancy Barrows; his four sons, Robert (Cathy) Barrows, Leon |
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| Jr., Jeffrey (Dawn) Barrows, and Patrick (Kathy) Barrows; his |
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| 16 grandchildren; his 13 great-grandchildren; his |
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| great-great-grandson; his former wife and close friend, Mary |
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| Anne Hamilton; his three sisters, Eileen Smith, Joanne |
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| (Chester) Chase, and Patricia Theil; his three brothers, Robert |
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| (Aldona) Barrows, Donald (Nancy) Barrows, and Jack (Maryann) |
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| Barrows; and numerous other relatives and friends; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of Leon Barrows; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Leon Barrows as a symbol of our |