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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 William Thomas "Bill" Ames of Barrington, 
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who passed away on May 26, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born July 4, 1925, in Plainfield, New 
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Jersey; he grew up in Niagara Falls, New York, and was the son 
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of Oliver B. and Linda Hill Ames; in his younger days his 
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nickname was Dick, and he had a love for big band music and was 
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an avid saxophone player and had a band of his own; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He served three years in the United States Navy 
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from 1943 to 1946; he sailed on the McCoy Reynolds DE-440 and 
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was part of the crew's Sonar unit; along with his crew members, 
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he helped his ship survive both a typhoon and a kamikaze 
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strike; after graduating with a degree in industrial 
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engineering from the University of Buffalo, he married the love 
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of his life, Evelyn Zobel on July 26, 1952; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He worked in Chicago after moving to Illinois, and 
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walked to the train station every day as part of his commute; 
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he retired from Industrial Risk Insurers in 1987 and remained 
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active in the community; he was a mainstay at the Barrington 
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Historical Society, acting as building and grounds chairman, 
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and taught a safe driving course held in Cuba Township; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, He was a longtime member of the Barrington United 
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Methodist Church, was a choir member for over 40 years, and was 
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also chairman of the Columbarium Committee; he enjoyed home 
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improvements, the beach, skiing, traveling, spending time with 
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his family, dancing, was an avid golfer, and was one who would 
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never pass on seconds of dessert; he was also a longtime 
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precinct captain and former president of the Barrington 
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Township Republican Organization; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William Thomas "Bill" Ames is survived by his wife 
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of 56 years, Evelyn; his two sisters, Helen Glaze and Virginia 
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Crozier; his children, Nancy (Richard) Saxton and Judith 
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(Charles) Wooderson; his grandchildren, Jessica (Thomas) 
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Craven and Eric Saxton; and his many nieces and nephews; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 William Ames; 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 William Ames as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.