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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Ronald E. Burling of Carthage, who passed
4away on October 9, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ronald Burling was born on January 13, 1931 in
6Keokuk, Iowa; his parents were Herman and Sadie (nee
7Prendergast) Burling; he married Ruth Schrage on May 7, 1955 in
8Quincy; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Ronald Burling attended Pioneer Grade School from
101937 to 1945; he went on to graduate from Carthage High School
11in 1949 and attend Carthage College; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Ronald Burling proudly served his country in the
13Army National Guard during the Korean Conflict; he also took
14part in the Honor Flight on August 29, 2013; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Ronald Burling was a farmer for all of his life;
16he worked for 17 years at PCA and for 3 years at First State
17Bank; he also served as president of Bowen State Bank for 11
18years; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Ronald Burling was a member of many church and
20community-related organizations; he was a lifelong member of

 

 

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1Immaculate Conception Church; he was a 60-year member of the
2American Legion, an active Knights of Columbus member, a 4-H
3leader, a Little League baseball coach, a member of the
4Memorial Hospital Board, and president of Ferris Grade School
5and the Hancock County Nursing Home; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ronald Burling was preceded in death by his
7parents; his brother, Jim; his sisters, Mildred, Peg, Kay, and
8Martha; and his grandson, Jacob; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Ronald Burling is survived by his wife, Ruth
10Burling; his children, Mark (Joni) Burling, Dick (Jodi)
11Burling, Sara (Jeff) Kugler, Nancy (Mark) Pettit, Ronnie
12(Cathy) Burling, Molly (Byron) McCall, and Lisa (Bret)
13Clostermery; his grandchildren, Adam, Luke (Kortney), and Zack
14Burling, Michael, Kyle, Mason, and Kamryn Burling, Jennifer
15(Joe) Derr, Megan (Jay) Tomasek, Laura (Justin) Hawes, Gabriel
16(Cori) Pettit, Bethany (Zach) Middleton, Kara Pettit, Alison
17(Brian) Lox, Ryan, Kevin, and Emily Burling, Gracie and Sean
18McCall, and Bryce, Kelli, Reese, and Shaelyn Clostermery; his
19great-grandchildren, Annie, Olivia, Jillian, Sophia, Laine,
20Carter, Drake, Ashlyn, Reegan, and Elijah; his sister, Mary
21Wilkens; his sister-in-law, June Burling; and his many nieces,
22nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
 
23    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL

 

 

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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
2family and friends, mourn the passing of Ronald E. Burling; and
3be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the family of Ronald Burling as an expression of
6our sympathy.