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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  William B. Bedard, Jr. of Moline, who 
4passed away on August 21, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. was born on January 1, 1940 in 
6Chicago; his parents were Arla Mae (nee Larsen) and William B. 
7Bedard, Sr.; he married Judith Lynn Weinberger on December 9, 
81961 in Appleton; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. served his country as a member 
10of the United States Navy for 9 years, which included 6 tours 
11on the USS Simon Bolivar, a Polaris submarine; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. was the owner and operator of 
13Quality Roofing in Moline from 1984 to 1996; he later retired 
14from ConAm in 2009; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. was a member of the First 
16Evangelical Free Church in Moline; and
 
17    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. enjoyed fishing, bowling, and 
18watching the Green Bay Packers; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. was preceded in death by a 
 
 
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1son, Scott Bedard; his parents; and a brother, Ronald Bedard; 
2and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. is survived by his wife, Lynn; 
4a daughter and son-in-law, Stacy and Mark Zmuda; 3 
5grandchildren, Caleb, Scott, and Bethany Zmuda; and a brother, 
6Terry Bedard; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
9family and friends, mourn the passing of William B. Bedard, 
10Jr.; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of William Bedard, Jr. as an expression 
13of our sympathy.